Attraction
Round Tower
Round Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Gardens, a park 0.7 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 5.4 miles off. 254 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates55.13473, -6.31075
- 5.4 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Watertop Waterfall · 8 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 8 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 10 mi
- Rinagree Point · 16 mi
254 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 59
- Croaghan: 2.9 mi
- Knocklayd: 3.0 mi
- Ballyknock Hill: 4.0 mi
- Slieveanorra: 5.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
- World Ploughing Championship Cairn: 1.2 mi
- Lisanoure Castle: 5.6 mi
- Marconi Telegraph Memorial Plate: 5.7 mi
- Marconi: 5.7 mi
- Dunaneeny Castle: 5.8 mi
Parks: 36
- Riverside Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Dervock Riverside Park: 6.3 mi
- Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Carnany Park: 8.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 33
- The Kingsroad Trees: 2.7 mi
- Lisanoure Castle: 5.6 mi
- Devils Churn: 6.2 mi
- Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Ronan's Way car park & trails: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 15
- Alphabet Angel: 9.7 mi
- The Drum: 10.3 mi
- Johann: 10.7 mi
- Towards Tomorrow: 13.7 mi
- Source: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 13
- Benvardin Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 8.4 mi
- Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Beardiville Walled Garden: 11.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Ballycastle Museum: 5.1 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 9.3 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 11.8 mi
- Coleraine Museum: 14.2 mi
- Coastal Zone: 14.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Holy Well: 19.8 mi
- Lady's Well: 19.8 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 21.5 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 21.9 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 8.4 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 8.6 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 8.6 mi
- Dunsevrick: 8.9 mi
- Fairhead: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Dunseverick Falls: 8.8 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 11.1 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 11.7 mi
- Cranny Falls: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Cottage Park: 10.3 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 21.0 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 10.6 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 10.9 mi
- East Strand: 13.7 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 17.4 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | SE 135° | 550 m | 8.7 mi |
| Slievenanee | SE 145° | 543 m | 9.2 mi |
| Knocklayd | NE 51° | 514 m | 3.0 mi |
| Slieveanorra | SE 141° | 508 m | 5.4 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | SE 143° | 474 m | 24.9 mi |
| Carn Tóchair | SW 227° | 464 m | 24.2 mi |
| Skerry Hill | SSE 157° | 459 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mid Hill | SSE 146° | 440 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:50 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:08 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 14:43 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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