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Ballinlough Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Ballinlough Castle, a historic site in IrelandMike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ballinlough Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Slieve Na Calliagh stands 329 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Killua Castle Deer Park, a park 1.8 miles away.

The story

Ballinlough Castle is a 17th-century country house situated near the rural town of Clonmellon in County Westmeath, Ireland on a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. It is the home of Nicholas and Alice Nugent.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4851760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.63669, -7.02568

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Drewstown Little: 3.1 mi
  • Robinstown: 4.0 mi
  • Fraine: 4.3 mi
  • Cloncat: 4.6 mi
  • Kells Hill: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Springs
  • Saint Reid's Well: 4.6 mi
  • Saint James's Well: 4.6 mi
  • Saint Kevin's Well: 5.7 mi
  • Tobar Damhnata: 6.5 mi
  • Saint Keeran's Well: 7.6 mi
Parks: 43
  • Killua Castle Deer Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cowpark: 4.4 mi
  • Scarlet Park: 4.5 mi
  • Athboy Heritage Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Athboy Fair Green: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Hilltop steel sculpture: 4.4 mi
  • White steel sculpture: 4.4 mi
  • The “Drumcree” Sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Harp of Luth: 8.3 mi
  • Alice in Wonderland: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 22
Gardens: 14
  • Loughcrew Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Parnell Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Chinese Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Tibetan Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Virginia Community Garden: 14.0 mi
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mullaghmeen Forest: 12.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Ballinlough Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve Na CalliaghNNW 335°329 m8.2 mi
The Hill of MaelWNW 300°294.6 m13.5 mi
Aghalion HillNNW 339°249 m15.7 mi
Ben of ForeWNW 293°217 m8.3 mi
KnockeyonW 265°216 m11.1 mi
UghtyneillNNE 27°204 m14.4 mi
Murmod HillN 351°203 m15.1 mi
Seafin HillNW 305°202 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:41
June solstice04:5921:0422:03
September equinox07:1418:4319:29
December solstice08:4415:0116:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/265927403

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