Historic site · Ireland
1798
1798 is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Slievebawn stands 525 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Castlecomer Discovery Park, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- limestone
How to reach it
Coordinates52.80572, -7.20582
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Bucks Well: 0.4 mi
- Kealy's Well: 1.4 mi
- Barry's Well: 3.0 mi
- Caereeachth Well: 3.2 mi
- St. Longory's Well: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Ballynalacken Hill: 3.9 mi
- Nale's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Jake's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Knockardagur: 5.5 mi
- Cooper's Hill: 6.0 mi
Artworks
- Archer: 10.3 mi
- Title, X and O (Arch and Sundial): 10.4 mi
- Pink elephant: 10.4 mi
- The Age Friendly Cat: 10.5 mi
- Kilkenny Cat: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Tom Lyng: 0.2 mi
- Estate Yard: 0.2 mi
- Post Office: 0.2 mi
- Creamery House: 0.2 mi
- Clogharinka Castle (site of): 3.3 mi
Parks: 54
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 0.5 mi
- Fair Green: 5.5 mi
- Kilkenny Countryside Park: 8.1 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 8.3 mi
- Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 32
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 0.2 mi
- Dunmore Caves: 5.3 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Jurassic Newpark: 9.8 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 21
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 5.9 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 9.6 mi
- The King's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 9.6 mi
Museums: 20
- Footprints In Coal: 0.2 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 6.2 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 9.5 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 9.7 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Castle View: 19.9 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 20.9 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
- Lacca: 21.7 mi
- Carrick Woods: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 1.1 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 9.9 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of 1798. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievebawn | SE 125° | 525 m | 20.2 mi |
| Croghan | SSE 156° | 365 m | 18.8 mi |
| Coppanagh | SSE 159° | 365 m | 19.7 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | WSW 250° | 349 m | 13.4 mi |
| Knocknamuck | SW 231° | 340 m | 17.6 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | E 86° | 336 m | 8.2 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | N 9° | 332 m | 9.7 mi |
| Fossy Hill | N 6° | 323 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:10 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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