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Ballycarbery Castle

Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in IrelandTomosullivan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
User Scummy on en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
User Scummy on en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
Ballycarbery Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Tomosullivan · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Ballycarbery Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Com an Charria stands 772 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is White Strand Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3 kilometres (2 mi) from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is high on a grass hill facing the sea and is a short distance from Cahergall Fort and Leacanabuile Fort.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4185816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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How to reach it

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Coordinates51.94890, -10.25865

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Fogher Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Carraig Phádraig: 8.0 mi
  • Faill na Croise: 8.0 mi
  • Cuas Dónaill: 8.3 mi
  • Faill na Leac: 8.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Anglo American Cable House, Telegraph Field: 6.8 mi
  • Telegraph Field Valentia Island: 6.8 mi
  • Cromwell's Fort: 6.9 mi
  • Old Watch Tower: 7.0 mi
  • Suíomh Eaglasta/ Ecclesiastical Site.: 7.0 mi
Springs: 45
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 30
  • White Strand Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Emlagh Strand: 1.1 mi
  • Trá na Sasanach: 7.3 mi
  • Trá na h Úine: 7.3 mi
  • Reenrow Beach: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 22
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Puffin Island Nature Reserve: 10.0 mi
  • Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 14.0 mi
  • Sceilig Bheag Nature Reserve: 15.7 mi
  • Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 17.9 mi
  • Habitat of Derreenies: 23.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Páirc Bhaile an Daingin: 13.3 mi
  • Jerome Connor Memorial Park: 16.4 mi
  • North Square Park: 17.0 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 17.2 mi
  • South Square Park: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Ballycarbery Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Com an CharriaENE 79°772 m10.3 mi
Teeromoyle MountainENE 76°760 m9.9 mi
MeenteogE 80°715 m11.9 mi
KnocknadobarNE 49°690 m4.7 mi
CollyE 85°679 m12.6 mi
An Bheann MhórSE 126°674.7 m11.5 mi
Beann na StiocairíSE 126°673.1 m11.8 mi
MullaghnarakillENE 69°665 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:0918:54
June solstice05:2221:1022:05
September equinox07:2718:5819:42
December solstice08:4715:2916:32

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/435370115

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