Historic site · Ireland
1798 Monument
1798 Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Baunreaghcong stands 508 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballinakill Castle, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Monument in Ballinakill, Co. Laois.
Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q120694105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1898
How to reach it
Coordinates52.87429, -7.30859
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knockardagur: 2.7 mi
- Cooper's Hill: 2.9 mi
- Ballynalacken Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nale's Hill: 5.4 mi
- Cullenagh Mountain: 5.9 mi
Springs
- Bowling Well: 0.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 1.2 mi
- Aughfeerish: 2.2 mi
- Captain's Well: 2.6 mi
- Shanavoulia Well: 3.3 mi
Parks: 56
- Dr. Breen Park: 3.2 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 4.0 mi
- Fair Green: 5.9 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 6.1 mi
- Parkanahown: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Ballinakill Castle: 0.1 mi
- The Orangery: 0.9 mi
- Water Castle: 2.5 mi
- Knocknamoe House: 3.1 mi
- Christopher McClynn: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 55
- Saint Mochua's Desk: 7.4 mi
- James Fintan Lalor Sculpture: 10.9 mi
- Peacock: 10.9 mi
- Fragments of Time and Space: 11.1 mi
- Eitilt: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 30
- Heywood Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 6.4 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 7.4 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 9.2 mi
- Dunmore Caves: 10.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 3.2 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 3.4 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 6.4 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 7.4 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 3.3 mi
- The King's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.3 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lacca: 15.3 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 16.8 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 19.2 mi
- Carrick Woods: 19.3 mi
- River walk: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.8 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 22.0 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 7.4 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of 1798 Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baunreaghcong | NNW 330° | 508 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | NNW 333° | 482 m | 16.7 mi |
| Castleconor | NW 320° | 407 m | 17.4 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | SW 222° | 349 m | 12.5 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | ESE 108° | 336 m | 13.2 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | NE 50° | 332 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fossy Hill | NE 49° | 323 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cullenagh Mountain | NNE 20° | 317 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:10 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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