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1798 Memorial

1798 Memorial from directly overhead

1798 Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Nicholas' Well, a spring 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
1798 In memory of the men of this district and of their leaders Edward Fitzgerald, Edward Roche, and Thomas Sinnott who fought gallantly in 1798, for the freedom of Ireland

How to reach it

Coordinates52.42394, -6.41249

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 28
  • Castlebridge House and Conservatory: 3.2 mi
  • Wexford Wildfowl Reserve: 4.6 mi
  • Three Sisters River Cruises: 6.2 mi
  • Wex Walks: 6.2 mi
  • Irish National Heritage Park: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Ballinesker Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tinnaberna Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Rosslare Strand Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Morriscastle Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Newtown Beach: 12.5 mi
Parks: 18
  • The Square: 3.2 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 6.2 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 6.8 mi
  • The Rocks: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of 1798 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNW 311°794.4 m20.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainWNW 298°732.1 m18.7 mi
Moats of CraanNW 313°656.5 m19.7 mi
Black Rock MountainNW 315°599.6 m18.8 mi
KnockroeNW 306°538.77 m19.7 mi
SlievebawnNW 312°524.8 m22.3 mi
White MountainWNW 288°509 m19.0 mi
CarrigroeWNW 291°495 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:38
June solstice05:0420:5721:53
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1016:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8636141691

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