Historic site · Ireland
1940 Plough
1940 Plough is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Ardkill More stands 268 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Percy French, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The plough was produced in Floods Forge which was located behind this house circa 1940. At one time there were four forges in Ballyjamesduff.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.86336, -7.20822
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Market House: 0.0 mi
- River Inny Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Cumann Lúcthleas Gael An Chabáin 1887: 0.2 mi
- Patrick Cusack: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Kilmore: 0.6 mi
- Carn: 0.9 mi
- Frael: 1.2 mi
- Gallonnambraher: 1.5 mi
- Lackenmore: 1.9 mi
Springs
- Toberpatrick: 2.8 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.3 mi
- Toberpatrick: 4.6 mi
- Toberpatrick: 4.7 mi
- Tober Altan: 5.5 mi
Parks: 55
- Percy French Park: 0.1 mi
- Nuns' Walk: 0.4 mi
- Crover Boat Quay: 4.2 mi
- Virginia lakeshore: 5.5 mi
- Lavey Strand: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 40
- Percy French: 0.0 mi
- Our World: 0.4 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.5 mi
- Walk the Walk: 0.5 mi
- Virgin Mary: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rectory Garden: 3.9 mi
- Virginia Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Loughcrew Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Ballinagh Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Fairgreen Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs: 9.1 mi
- Zip Wire: 9.3 mi
- Saint Oliver Plunkett's Church and Tower House: 9.4 mi
- Zip Wire: 9.4 mi
- Kells Round Tower: 16.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Cavan County Museum: 0.4 mi
- The GPO Exhibition: 0.4 mi
- The Bailieborough Bridewell: 10.3 mi
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 14.0 mi
- Belturbet Heritage Railway Station Museum: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve: 17.5 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 21.5 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Farnaght Reserve: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 8.3 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rock of Curry: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Creamery Waterfall: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Annagh Lough Beach: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of 1940 Plough. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardkill More | NW 307° | 268 m | 6.4 mi |
| Aghalion Hill | ESE 120° | 249 m | 2.1 mi |
| Carn | ESE 120° | 237 m | 0.9 mi |
| Drumnaveagh | NNE 15° | 218 m | 5.1 mi |
| Greaghnafarna | NE 35° | 216 m | 5.8 mi |
| Moher North | N 6° | 215 m | 4.3 mi |
| Derryhum | NE 48° | 215 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pollamalady | ENE 78° | 213 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:55 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:06 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 15:00 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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