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Templecavan

Templecavan from directly overhead

Templecavan is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Slieve League stands 596 m to the east-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Malin Beg Watch Tower, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

church ruin in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal

Wikidata Q116689201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.66473, -8.79079

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 15
Beaches: 12
  • An Trá Bhán: 0.6 mi
  • An Trá Bheag (Trá Bheag an Ghleanna): 3.5 mi
  • Traloar: 8.9 mi
  • Trabane: 9.2 mi
  • Maghera Strand: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • An Trá Bhán: 0.5 mi
  • Maghera Waterfall: 12.8 mi
  • Inishmurray Island Monastic Site: 17.0 mi
  • Kilclooney More II: 17.7 mi
  • Atlantic Sheepdogs: 21.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Folk Village Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Ardara Heritage Centre: 16.5 mi
  • Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 21.6 mi
  • St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 22.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
  • Parc O Ceallaigh: 12.4 mi
  • Killybegs Childrens Park: 14.2 mi
  • Coolmore Park: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rocks of Ireland: 3.6 mi
  • Grotto: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Maghera Waterfall: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Crohy Head Sea Arch: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Templecavan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve LeagueESE 105°596.4 m3.5 mi
Slieve League SE TopESE 106°576.7 m4.0 mi
Maol na nDamhE 82°529 m11.4 mi
Sliabh TuaidhNE 53°511 m10.6 mi
Common MountainENE 74°499.7 m14.1 mi
Cnoc na PéisteENE 79°497 m12.8 mi
CrownaradE 93°493 m11.6 mi
MulnanaffE 81°475 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0118:48
June solstice04:5921:1622:17
September equinox07:2118:4919:37
December solstice08:5714:5816:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1137370728

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