Attraction · Ireland
Oughterard Round Tower
Oughterard Round Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur Guinness Grave, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.27769, -6.56584
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Arthur Guinness Grave: 0.0 mi
- Oughterard Castle: 0.2 mi
- Athgoe Castle: 2.0 mi
- Reeves Castle: 2.0 mi
- Skeagh House: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Black Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lyons Hill: 1.5 mi
- Kill Hill: 2.1 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 2.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks
- The Triangle: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Taobh Chnoic Park: 3.0 mi
- Kerdiffstown Park: 3.7 mi
- Oakleigh Park: 4.1 mi
Springs
- Ward's Well: 1.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint Finian's Well: 2.6 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 2.7 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 2.7 mi
- Olympic Garden: 4.4 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Park View Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Hunting Brook: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- From Here to There, from There to Here: 3.2 mi
- Perpetual Motion: 4.2 mi
- Come to Your Senses: 5.0 mi
- Citywest Sign: 5.8 mi
- Wheels: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Oakley Park: 4.2 mi
- Saint Wolstan's: 5.1 mi
- Castletown House: 5.1 mi
- Early Stadium Design: 5.8 mi
- The Wonderful Barn: 6.1 mi
Museums: 58
- The Steam Musem: 2.8 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 5.2 mi
- National Science Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 7.5 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 25
- Sandymount Strand: 15.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 15.2 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 15.2 mi
- Seapoint: 16.9 mi
- Coon Beach: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 9.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 12.3 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 13.2 mi
- The Grove: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Lover's Leap: 18.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Glendalough Crags: 20.0 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Poplar Square: 5.6 mi
- Toni's: 11.3 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 11.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Oughterard Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | SSE 151° | 846.681 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | SSE 148° | 795.91 m | 14.4 mi |
| Kippure | SE 125° | 757 m | 11.9 mi |
| Seefingan | SE 127° | 722.9 m | 9.9 mi |
| Duff Hill | SE 144° | 720.78 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gravale | SE 140° | 719.004 m | 13.9 mi |
| Moanbane | SSE 160° | 703 m | 12.9 mi |
| Silsean | SSE 163° | 698 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:03 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/759904278
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