Historic site · Ireland
Annaghdown Castle
Annaghdown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Binn Mhór stands 661 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloonboo Castle, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.4 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.38492, -9.07077
- 7.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 8 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 9 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 6.9 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 9.9 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 11.1 mi
- Knockroe: 13.8 mi
- An Tamhnach Mhór: 15.2 mi
Historic sites
- Cloonboo Castle: 2.5 mi
- Cloghanower Castle (ruins): 4.6 mi
- Ballindooly Castle: 5.6 mi
- Leacht Cuimhne: 5.7 mi
- Famine cottages: 5.8 mi
Springs
- St. Cyprian's Well: 2.5 mi
- Toberbreedia: 3.8 mi
- St. Cuana's Well: 3.8 mi
- Saint Patricks: 5.9 mi
- St. Annin's Well: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 35
- Kilcoona Round Tower: 4.3 mi
- Galway Cakery Café: 5.5 mi
- Connemara Marble: 5.6 mi
- Brigit's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 7.0 mi
Parks: 34
- Laurel Park: 7.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 7.1 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 7.3 mi
- Máirín De Valera's Garden: 7.4 mi
- Corrib Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 24
- Galway Racehorse: 6.7 mi
- Galway Yellow: 7.3 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 7.5 mi
- Galway Orb: 7.5 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- Dead Mans Beach: 8.1 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 8.3 mi
- Grattan Beach: 8.4 mi
- Trawclogh: 8.8 mi
- Ladies Beach: 8.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Zoology Museum: 7.4 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 7.4 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 7.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 7.9 mi
- Galway City Museum: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Walled Garden: 5.5 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 7.4 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 19.7 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 19.9 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 9.5 mi
- Aill na Graí: 20.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 24.6 mi
- Ailladie: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Annaghdown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Mhór | WNW 287° | 661 m | 24.0 mi |
| Binn Mhór NE Top | WNW 287° | 641 m | 23.7 mi |
| Binn Mhor East Top | WNW 287° | 631 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mullach Glas | WNW 287° | 621 m | 22.9 mi |
| Corcogemore | WNW 288° | 610 m | 21.9 mi |
| Ben Beg | WNW 300° | 560 m | 24.3 mi |
| Buckaun East | NW 313° | 495 m | 24.5 mi |
| Lugnabrick NE Top | WNW 298° | 494 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:11 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:12 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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