Historic site · Ireland
Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Machnamh, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.30014, -8.74436
- 7.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 13 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 16 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Twelve Apostles: 0.1 mi
- Church (ruins): 1.3 mi
- Castle (ruins): 2.7 mi
- Moyode Castle: 3.5 mi
- Belleville Castle: 3.6 mi
Springs
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 5.1 mi
- Tober Suivne: 6.1 mi
- Tober Patrick: 6.6 mi
- Toberacaher: 7.7 mi
- Betty's Hole: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 42
- Knockroe: 8.3 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 10.4 mi
- Knockapollboy: 14.1 mi
- Cashlaundrumlahan: 15.3 mi
- Caheranearl: 15.6 mi
Parks: 37
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 4.5 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 5.5 mi
- The Green: 7.5 mi
- The Walks: 10.0 mi
- The Long Point: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 33
- Athenry Abbey: 0.1 mi
- Turoe Stone: 8.2 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 9.7 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 11.4 mi
- Dartfield Horse Museum: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- Machnamh: 0.0 mi
- The Winged Horse: 0.1 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 10.4 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 12.7 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ballyloughane Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 12.2 mi
- Grattan Beach: 13.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 14.2 mi
- Ladies Beach: 14.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 12.9 mi
- Galway City Museum: 12.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 13.1 mi
- Zoology Museum: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Woodville Walled Garden: 8.4 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 13.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.7 mi
- Famine Garden: 18.7 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Athenry Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | S 177° | 400 m | 22.9 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SSE 158° | 395 m | 24.8 mi |
| Scalp | SSE 153° | 380 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SSE 154° | 378 m | 24.7 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SSE 158° | 360 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SSE 160° | 358 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 218° | 326 m | 17.9 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | WSW 240° | 316 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:10 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:12 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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