Historic site · Ireland
1798 commemorative High Cross
1798 commemorative High Cross is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is 1798 rebellion Battle of Newtownbarry (AKA Bunclody) commemorative plaque, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- God Save Ireland/Erected to the Memory of the/Patriots of '98/A. D. 1878/May they rest in peace
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates52.65715, -6.64702
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gibbet Hill: 2.3 mi
- John's Hill: 2.4 mi
- Greenoge: 3.3 mi
- Black Rock Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Kilbrannish Hill: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- 1798 rebellion Battle of Newtownbarry (AKA Bunclody) commemorative plaque: 0.2 mi
- Bunclody 1798 Bicentenary Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Huntington Castle: 2.3 mi
- Huntington Castle & Gardens: 2.3 mi
- End / Start of Wicklow Way: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Geometric Mural: 11.2 mi
- Love 'Scorthy Mural: 11.2 mi
- Ballerina Boxer Mural: 11.2 mi
- Enniscorthy Phoenix: 11.2 mi
- 1798 Memorial: 11.2 mi
Springs
- Mary's Well: 1.9 mi
- Sunday Well: 2.6 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 3.0 mi
- Tobercrananan: 3.9 mi
- Tobermurry: 4.0 mi
Parks: 39
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 0.7 mi
- The Green: 10.8 mi
- Bellefield Dog Park: 10.9 mi
- Fair Green: 11.0 mi
- The Orchard Peace Park: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 28
- Altamont House and Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 7.7 mi
- Father Murphy Centre: 12.4 mi
- Market House: 14.8 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 13
- Walled Garden: 6.2 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 15.4 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 13
- Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 18.2 mi
- Short Strand Beach: 18.7 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 18.7 mi
- Donaghmore Beach: 18.8 mi
- Glascarrig Beach: 19.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Tullow Museum: 10.7 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 11.3 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 11.6 mi
- Ballymore House: 12.1 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- South Prison: 22.6 mi
- Goat Bench: 22.7 mi
- North Prison: 22.7 mi
- Dwyer's Rock: 24.1 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.0 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Coolalingo: 24.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Castle View: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 19.7 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of 1798 commemorative High Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | WSW 244° | 794 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SW 222° | 732 m | 10.0 mi |
| Moats of Craan | WSW 240° | 657 m | 5.2 mi |
| Croghan Kinsella | NE 55° | 606 m | 16.6 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SW 231° | 600 m | 4.4 mi |
| Knockroe | SW 234° | 539 m | 7.5 mi |
| Slievebawn | W 260° | 525 m | 6.9 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 218° | 509 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:09 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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