Historic site · Ireland
1798 Memorial
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
Peaks
- Scurlocksbush Hill: 5.3 mi
- Oulart Hill: 6.4 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 8.0 mi
- Bree Hill: 9.1 mi
- Carrickshinna Rock: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- Dancing at the Crossroads: 3.1 mi
- Cuchullainn: 4.4 mi
- Saint David: 5.1 mi
- Fleadh Cheoil Harp: 6.2 mi
- Creative Laneway Project: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Memorial to The Pomona: 3.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.2 mi
- 1798 Insurrection Memorial: 3.3 mi
- 1798 Monument: 3.4 mi
- Castle-Ellis Church (ruins): 3.4 mi
Springs
- St. Nicholas' Well: 0.9 mi
- Toberakilleen: 2.6 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 2.9 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 3.0 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 3.1 mi
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: 22
- 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: 13
- Tara Cottage: 2.9 mi
- Saint Brigid's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Walled garden: 7.8 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 9.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 6.1 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 8.3 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 8.4 mi
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 9.9 mi
- Ballymore House: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of 1798 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NW 311° | 794 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | WNW 298° | 732 m | 18.7 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NW 313° | 657 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 315° | 600 m | 18.8 mi |
| Knockroe | NW 306° | 539 m | 19.7 mi |
| Slievebawn | NW 312° | 525 m | 22.3 mi |
| Carrigroe | WNW 291° | 495 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | WNW 287° | 489 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:57 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:10 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
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