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Swords Round Tower

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Elevation, modelled
30 m
Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
Kippure757 m · 19.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:58local time
Coordinates
53.4576, -6.2244

Swords Round Tower is a attraction, at a modelled 30 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Swords Castle, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The only remnant of a monastery founded by St Columba/St Colmcille in 512.

The only remnant of a monastery founded by St Columba/St Colmcille in 512.

Wikidata Q102767083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Step-free access
No

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Swords Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 193°757 m19.8 mi
SeefinganSSW 199°722.9 m19.3 mi
SeahanSSW 201°647.3 m17.9 mi
TonduffS 185°642 m20.6 mi
SeefinSSW 201°620.6 m20.0 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 199°617.1 m17.9 mi
Glendoo MountainS 190°585.094 m16.5 mi
Ballymorefinn HillSSW 201°566 m17.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0016:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

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