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Ballyhannon Castle

Ballyhannon Castle from directly overhead

Ballyhannon Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mooghaun castle, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 15 miles off.

The story

historic site in County Clare, Ireland

Dates from 1490s.

Wikidata Q4852161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.80142, -8.90826

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Mooghaun castle: 1.5 mi
  • Rathfolan castle ruin: 2.2 mi
  • Clare Castle: 2.4 mi
  • G.A.A. Commemorative Stone: 2.6 mi
  • Irish Famine Memorial: 2.6 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Knockanuarha: 9.3 mi
  • Woodcock Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Knocksize: 10.4 mi
  • Summor Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Kilnoe Hill: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 56
Parks: 41
  • People's Park: 2.7 mi
  • O'Regan Park: 3.0 mi
  • St Peter and Paul Park: 4.1 mi
  • Kincora Park: 4.5 mi
  • Garden of Rememberance: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 27
Gardens: 12
Nature reserves: 3
  • Post Office Field: 4.4 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 13.3 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Ballyhannon Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaE 82°531.6 m16.3 mi
CragnamurraghE 84°526 m15.0 mi
TountinnaE 82°457 m21.8 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainE 86°446 m15.4 mi
Ballykildea MountainE 87°412 m17.0 mi
MagheraNE 34°400 m14.0 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainNE 54°395 m19.6 mi
SlievecallanW 280°391 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0318:48
June solstice05:1121:0822:05
September equinox07:2218:5119:37
December solstice08:4615:1716:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1288755085

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