Attraction · Ireland
The Moving Statue
The Moving Statue is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Burren stands 433 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunday’s Well, a spring 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.7 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.67310, -8.58808
- 0.7 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 4 mi
- Timoleague View · 7 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 12 mi
- Coast View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Kilgobbin Castle: 2.0 mi
- Ringfinnan 9/11 Garden of Remembrance: 2.1 mi
- Ringrone Castle: 2.9 mi
- White Castle: 2.9 mi
- Olympic Memorial: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Dan Cummins Park: 3.0 mi
- The Bowling Green: 3.5 mi
- Sea Garden: 3.5 mi
- Hippy Murphy Park: 3.7 mi
- The Village Park: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 56
- Garretstown Strand: 2.1 mi
- White Strand: 2.5 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 2.5 mi
- Howe's Strand: 3.3 mi
- Dock Beach: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 53
- Statue of a Warrior: 6.9 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 7.1 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 7.9 mi
- St Patrick: 7.9 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 11.5 mi
Springs: 45
- Sunday’s Well: 1.0 mi
- Tobar Nuadhan: 2.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.0 mi
- Trinity Well: 5.0 mi
- Carbury's Well: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 45
- Blacks Brewery & Distillery: 2.8 mi
- Kinsale Ghost Tours: 3.5 mi
- Kinsale Town Wall Model: 3.6 mi
- The Tumble Cart: 3.6 mi
- Dermot Ryan's Heritage Town Walks: 3.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 3.6 mi
- Lusitania Museum: 4.2 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 8.2 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 10.2 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 19
- Actons Gardens: 3.6 mi
- The Town Park: 3.6 mi
- Scilly Park: 3.8 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 4.8 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 16
- Knockrush: 3.0 mi
- Grange Hill: 13.4 mi
- Corran Hill: 15.9 mi
- Green Hill: 16.1 mi
- Knockshanawee: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 11.9 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 23.0 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 24.5 mi
- Faill na Cág: 24.6 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 3.1 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 7.1 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 17.4 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 17.9 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 15.0 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 17.9 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 18.0 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 18.1 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Moving Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burren | NW 326° | 433 m | 24.0 mi |
| Coolsnaghtig | WNW 282° | 347.9 m | 24.4 mi |
| Carrigfadda | W 263° | 311.7 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cashloura | W 272° | 301 m | 23.8 mi |
| Clearagh Hill | NW 307° | 288 m | 18.1 mi |
| Corran Hill | W 277° | 228 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lyradane Mountain | N 354° | 226 m | 24.7 mi |
| Knockshanawee | NNW 327° | 210 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:25 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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