Attraction · Ireland
Yew Tree Maze
Yew Tree Maze is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Terryland Castle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.8 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Planted in 2006 by community volunteers
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.28364, -9.05880
- 0.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 13 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Terryland Castle: 0.0 mi
- Iodine Factory: 0.4 mi
- Royal Coat of Arms 1812: 0.4 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.5 mi
- Galway Gaol: 0.7 mi
Springs
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.9 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.6 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.9 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 6.9 mi
- Toberbreedia: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 55
- Leadmine Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.3 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.4 mi
- Abbey Hill: 10.0 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 47
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.8 mi
- City Walls: 0.8 mi
- Spanish Arch: 1.0 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 1.2 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 1.6 mi
Parks: 37
- Wildflower Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Máirín De Valera's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Fisheries Field: 0.5 mi
- College Park: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 25
- Dead Mans Beach: 1.4 mi
- Grattan Beach: 1.5 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 1.9 mi
- Trawclogh: 2.0 mi
- Ladies Beach: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 24
- Galway Yellow: 0.3 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 0.5 mi
- Galway Orb: 0.6 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 0.6 mi
- Equality Emerging: 0.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Zoology Museum: 0.4 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 0.5 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.9 mi
- Galway City Museum: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.4 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.9 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.5 mi
- Oughtdarra: 19.0 mi
- Oughtdarra: 19.0 mi
- Oughtdarra: 19.1 mi
- Ailladie: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 5.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yew Tree Maze. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 319° | 417.818 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 306° | 396 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 126° | 358 m | 22.5 mi |
| Seanadh Bhéara | WNW 295° | 358 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 294° | 346 m | 19.3 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SSW 212° | 344 m | 16.3 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 171° | 326 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 293° | 323 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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