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Ayesha Castle

Ayesha Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mapas Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The story

Manderley Castle (Irish: Caisléan Mhanderley), formerly "Victoria Castle" and "Ayesha Castle," is a large castellated Irish mansion built in Victorian style, in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned by musician Enya since 1997.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1840.

Wikidata Q2027374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.26281, -6.11311

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Forty Foot: 1.8 mi
  • Bandstand: 2.0 mi
  • The Oratory: 2.3 mi
  • Brian Nolan: 2.6 mi
  • John McCormack: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Killiney Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cluny Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sorrento Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dillon's Park: 1.1 mi
  • Loughlinstown Linear Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 53
Historic sites: 51
Springs: 40
  • Well of Gailline: 1.1 mi
  • Scurvy Well: 1.3 mi
  • Saint James' Well: 3.7 mi
  • Saint Broc's Well: 6.4 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 31
Nature reserves: 19
  • Roche's Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Loughlinstown Woods: 1.4 mi
  • Dingle Glen: 3.2 mi
  • Barnaslingan Wood: 4.0 mi
  • Ballyman Glen: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hawk Cliff: 0.8 mi
  • Toni's: 9.9 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 22.2 mi
  • Poplar Square: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Ayesha Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureWSW757 m10.8 mi
DjouceSSW726 m10.5 mi
SeefinganWSW723 m11.9 mi
GravaleSW719 m13.7 mi
War HillSW685 m10.3 mi
CarrigvoreSW682 m12.6 mi
SeahanWSW647 m11.6 mi
TonduffSW642 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5720:5921:57
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/305966611

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