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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

Historic sites
Peaks
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
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
Gardens
Springs: 57
  • 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: 33
Nature reserves: 21
  • 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: 18
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hawk Cliff: 0.8 mi
  • Toni's: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 22.2 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
KippureWSW 237°757 m10.8 mi
DjouceSSW 210°725.5 m10.5 mi
SeefinganWSW 246°722.9 m11.9 mi
GravaleSW 226°719.004 m13.7 mi
War HillSW 215°684.8 m10.3 mi
CarrigvoreSW 224°682.36 m12.6 mi
SeahanWSW 254°647.3 m11.6 mi
TonduffSW 222°642 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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