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Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey from directly overhead

Tintern Abbey is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 1798, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Office of Public Works
Fee
Yes
Seasonal
spring;summer;autumn

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.23694, -6.83792

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Artworks
Peaks: 54
Attractions: 40
Parks: 40
  • Beach Lost and Found Point: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Foulksmills Park: 6.5 mi
  • Dobbyn's Field: 7.0 mi
  • Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 39
  • Grange Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Dollar Bay Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Blackhall Strand: 4.0 mi
  • Duncannon: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 21
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Castle View: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tintern Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstairs MountainN 4°732.1 m21.6 mi
KnockroeN 5°538.77 m24.6 mi
Brandon HillNNW 343°515 m19.7 mi
White MountainN 359°509 m18.7 mi
CarrigroeN 1°495 m19.5 mi
Bran PoceaghN 359°489 m18.5 mi
CarrigalachanN 0°463 m20.3 mi
SlievebaunN 4°444 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5518:40
June solstice05:0620:5821:53
September equinox07:1418:4419:28
December solstice08:3515:1316:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1136543802

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