Historic site · Ireland
Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Otter with a Salmon, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Tower house in County Wexford, Ireland.
Wikidata Q29052312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1450
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- No
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates52.24593, -6.96746
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Minaun Hill: 2.0 mi
- Slievecoiltia: 6.6 mi
- Partridge Hill: 7.6 mi
- Camlin Hill: 8.6 mi
- Sugar Loaf Rock: 9.0 mi
Artworks
- Sands Of Time: 2.3 mi
- Thomas Francis Meagher: 5.9 mi
- Waterford Crystal: 6.0 mi
- John J. Hearne: 6.0 mi
- Strongbow & Aoife: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Otter with a Salmon: 0.1 mi
- Kilhile Castle: 0.7 mi
- Ivory Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Saint Catherine's Chapel: 1.2 mi
- Geneva Barracks: 1.9 mi
Springs
- St. Anne's Well: 0.6 mi
- Jordan's Well: 1.4 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 1.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 2.0 mi
- Tobershonock: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 50
- Dunbrody Abbey Hedge Maze: 2.5 mi
- Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre: 2.6 mi
- Dunbrody Abbey: 2.6 mi
- Tintern Abbey: 5.5 mi
- Tintern Abbey cistern: 5.6 mi
Parks: 41
- Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Beach Lost and Found Point: 0.5 mi
- Dobbyn's Field: 2.1 mi
- Clover Field: 5.5 mi
- Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 36
- Arthurstown Beach: 0.6 mi
- Raheen Strand: 2.3 mi
- Duncannon: 2.4 mi
- Dromina Strand: 2.8 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 19
- Kilmokea Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Colclough Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- Robert Emmet Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 9.6 mi
Museums: 14
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 5.4 mi
- Medieval Museum: 6.0 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 6.0 mi
- Irish Silver Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Fenor Bog: 12.3 mi
- Fiddown Island: 15.8 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Carricjmore Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Mahon Valley: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Mahon Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Castle View: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Ballyhack Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | W 270° | 792 m | 24.1 mi |
| Carrignagower | W 273° | 767 m | 24.6 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | NNE 18° | 732 m | 22.0 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | W 269° | 724 m | 24.4 mi |
| Brandon Hill | N 359° | 515 m | 18.2 mi |
| Carrigroe | NNE 17° | 495 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | NNE 16° | 489 m | 18.6 mi |
| Carrigalachan | NNE 16° | 463 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:58 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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