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The Brazen Head

The Brazen Head from directly overhead

The Brazen Head is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Claddagh Doll, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The oldest pub in Dublin

The story

18th century coaching inn in Dublin, Ireland

Dates from 1198.

Wikidata Q17006015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1198

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.34494, -6.27631

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Saint Audoen's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Chancery Park: 0.2 mi
  • Civic Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Civic Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Bridgefoot Street Park: 0.2 mi
Gardens
  • Visual Culture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Community garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cultural Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Provost's Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 1.6 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 9.0 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of The Brazen Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 191°757 m11.8 mi
SeefinganSSW 201°722.9 m11.3 mi
War HillS 176°684.8 m14.2 mi
SeahanSSW 206°647.3 m9.9 mi
TonduffS 178°642 m12.7 mi
SeefinSSW 204°620.6 m12.0 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 203°617.1 m9.8 mi
Tonduff East TopS 176°593 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10013398691

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