Ballincollig Castle
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Ballincollig Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mullaghanish stands 649 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballincollig Regional Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 12 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland. In its prime, the castle was inhabited by the Barrett family, who had control of the local area. The castle still stands today, albeit largely in ruin. The original keep still remains, as does most of the curtain wall and two towers.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q4851718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 18 mi
- Timoleague View · 18 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 22 mi
- Coast View · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballincollig Regional Park: 0.9 mi
- Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 3.6 mi
- Lee Fields: 3.6 mi
- Bishopscourt Green: 3.6 mi
- Wood Walk Entrance: 3.8 mi
- The Saurian: 3.6 mi
- Two Working Men: 4.0 mi
- Brian Quilligan statue: 4.2 mi
- Michael Collins: 4.6 mi
- General Daniel Florence O'Leary: 4.6 mi
- Gunpowder Mills: 1.1 mi
- Hugh Maguire: 1.7 mi
- Old Mill Race Tunnel: 2.0 mi
- Carrigrohane Castle: 2.1 mi
- Monument Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Murphy's Farm: 2.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 3.5 mi
- Stone of Eloquence: 3.6 mi
- Guard Tower: 3.7 mi
- The Rock Close: 3.7 mi
- Sunday Well: 1.6 mi
- Toberanogaunig: 1.9 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 3.8 mi
- Mary's Well: 3.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.4 mi
- Grange Hill: 2.0 mi
- Knockshanawee: 8.3 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 10.9 mi
- Knocknagreenan: 11.7 mi
- Stone Beach: 1.6 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 4.5 mi
- Dock Beach: 13.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 13.3 mi
- Back strand: 14.1 mi
- Poison Garden: 3.6 mi
- The Square: 3.9 mi
- Zen Garden: 4.7 mi
- Shandon Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 5.4 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 4.0 mi
- Cork City Gaol: 4.5 mi
- Cork Public Museum: 4.6 mi
- Glucksman Gallery: 4.8 mi
- The Counting House: 5.4 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 4.3 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 4.7 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 8.4 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 11.7 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 12.6 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 12.7 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 14.2 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.0 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 21.8 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 17.6 mi
- Lover' Leap: 17.7 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 22.1 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 7.5 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 22.0 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ballincollig Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghanish | WNW 287° | 649 m | 24.2 mi |
| Musheramore | WNW 300° | 643 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mullaghanish Far North-East Top | WNW 289° | 559 m | 23.2 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 296° | 499 m | 19.3 mi |
| Seefin East Top | NW 308° | 491 m | 16.7 mi |
| Curracahill | WNW 296° | 478 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cnoc na nUlán | WNW 285° | 462 m | 23.3 mi |
| Claragh Mountain | WNW 299° | 452 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:26 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1290816668
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