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Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage from directly overhead

Swiss Cottage is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Galtymore stands 918 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Inch Field, a park 1.2 miles away.

The story

ornamental cottage near Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland

Wikidata Q6136681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
c.1810

What to expect

Operated by
Office of Public Works

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.35728, -7.92358

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • Lady's Well: 1.5 mi
  • White Well: 2.9 mi
  • Carroll's Well: 3.1 mi
  • St. Kieran's Well: 3.1 mi
  • Tobernasthing: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Woodcock Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Slieveanard NE Top: 3.7 mi
  • Slieveanard: 4.2 mi
  • Sturrakeen: 5.2 mi
  • Carrigphierish: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 23
Parks: 22
  • Inch Field: 1.2 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 9.6 mi
  • Richard Mulcahy Town Park: 10.4 mi
  • Galty Castle forest recreation area: 11.0 mi
  • East Gate Park: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 11
  • Gairdín Gharraí na Leadhb: 9.0 mi
  • Condon's Corner: 12.8 mi
  • Lismore Castle Formal Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Castle Garden: 15.0 mi
  • north walled garden: 15.7 mi
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Prison Waterfall: 11.8 mi
  • Assaroula Waterfall: 13.6 mi
  • Ballard Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Mahon Falls: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mocollop Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
  • Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
  • Life Space Park: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kildanogue wildfowl sanctuary and nature reserve: 6.5 mi
  • Garden of Renewal: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Swiss Cottage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaltymoreW 273°917.9 m10.8 mi
GreenaneW 275°801.3 m7.9 mi
GaltybegW 275°799.2 m10.1 mi
KnockmealdownS 178°792.4 m8.9 mi
Greenane WestW 275°787 m8.7 mi
KnockmoylanS 178°767.1 m8.4 mi
KnocknafalliaSSE 165°666.5 m9.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillS 186°662.7 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0018:44
June solstice05:1021:0221:58
September equinox07:1818:4819:33
December solstice08:4015:1716:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/822607211

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