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Anchor The Saga

Anchor The Saga from directly overhead

Anchor The Saga is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Knocknaskagh stands 427 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballybrannigan Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Swedish ship that drifted ashore and wrecked in 1895.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates51.80458, -8.13526

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Robert: 2.1 mi
  • Saleen old mine bridge: 4.2 mi
  • View of Rostellan Dolmen: 4.3 mi
  • Roche's Tower: 4.7 mi
  • Garrankinnefeake Graveyard: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Thomas Kent Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Rostellan: 3.8 mi
  • Historical 1800's Ruins of a Farm house: 7.1 mi
  • Bailick Park: 7.2 mi
  • Haulbowline Island Amenity Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 58
Attractions: 40
Springs: 39
Beaches: 27
  • Ballybrannigan Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Ballycroneen Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Inch: 2.0 mi
  • Ballybrassil Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Glenmore Strand: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 23
Museums: 16
Peaks: 12
  • Salt Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Knockrush: 18.6 mi
  • Grange Hill: 21.9 mi
  • Tallow Hill: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 3.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 19.1 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 19.5 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 22.0 mi
  • Life Space Park: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 8.0 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Power’s Bridge: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anchor The Saga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknaskaghNNW 329°426.5 m24.5 mi
SeefinNW 325°424 m24.9 mi
CarronadavdergNE 46°301 m23.0 mi
Bottle HillNW 313°286 m24.8 mi
KnockarouraNNW 334°234 m22.2 mi
Corrin HillNNW 344°220 m22.3 mi
Devonshire's HillNNW 337°200 m16.6 mi
Dromona HillNNE 32°156 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0118:45
June solstice05:1421:0121:56
September equinox07:1918:4919:33
December solstice08:3815:2216:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9677494473

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