St. Patrick's Footprint
St. Patrick's Footprint is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Two Rock Mountain stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is National Tidy Towns Sculpture, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Legend has it St. Patrick stamped on the rock when he heard that the people of Skerries had eaten his pet goat! A more likely story is that in days gone by footsteps were carved out in memory of famous people (like the Hollywood custom).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- National Tidy Towns Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Na Sceiri: 0.4 mi
- Embracing Seals: 0.4 mi
- Oystercatchers: 0.5 mi
- Loughshinny: 2.6 mi
- Percy French Memorial Bench: 0.2 mi
- Skerries Mills: 0.8 mi
- Lusk Round Tower: 4.8 mi
- Newbridge House: 7.3 mi
- Newbridge House and Demesne: 7.4 mi
- Percy French: 0.2 mi
- The Pole Sea Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Hamilton Obelisk: 0.4 mi
- Skerries Rock: 0.8 mi
- St. Patricks Church: 1.0 mi
- Floraville: 0.5 mi
- The Kybe: 0.7 mi
- Ballast pit: 1.0 mi
- Barnageeragh Road Field: 1.4 mi
- Charlie Moore Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- The Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.5 mi
- Fingal Allotments: 8.8 mi
- Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre: 9.0 mi
- Broadmeadow Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Balrothery Heritage Centre: 3.7 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 9.5 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 10.0 mi
- Millmount Museum: 13.5 mi
- National Transport Museum: 13.6 mi
- Lady Well: 2.4 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 3.2 mi
- Lady Well: 4.1 mi
- Clonard Spring: 5.0 mi
- Lady Well: 5.2 mi
- Man O'War Hill: 3.6 mi
- Knockbrack: 6.6 mi
- Hollywood Great: 6.8 mi
- Knockbane: 7.1 mi
- Heath Hill: 7.6 mi
- North Beach: 0.3 mi
- South Beach: 0.6 mi
- Portrane Beach: 6.2 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lambay Harbour: 6.8 mi
- Wavin Lakes: 4.1 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 14.4 mi
- The Grove: 18.7 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 19.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 19.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Port Oriel: 15.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.6 mi
- Toni's: 19.0 mi
- Ben Head: 7.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Patrick's Footprint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rock Mountain | SSW 194° | 536 m | 24.6 mi |
| Three Rock Mountain | SSW 194° | 444 m | 23.9 mi |
| Kilmashogue | SSW 197° | 408 m | 24.0 mi |
| Montpelier Hill | SSW 203° | 383 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Oriel | NW 310° | 303.7 m | 22.1 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | WNW 302° | 225 m | 23.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 312° | 209 m | 20.4 mi |
| Knockbrack | W 263° | 176 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:00 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 14:58 | 16:07 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5240426888
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