Ballyheigue Castle
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Ballyheigue Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Baurtregaum stands 851 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Roger Casement statue, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Ballyheigue Castle, in Ballyheigue, County Kerry, is a ruined Tudor-gothic-revival-style mansion. It was used as a residence of the Crosbie family (including the Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe, High Sheriffs of Kerry and members of the UK Parliament) and later as a jail. It has been burned twice. It is currently part of a golf course.
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Wikidata Q49157930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 19.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Bothar na gcloch · 12 mi
- Dunlicky Point · 19 mi
- Kilkee Cliffs · 21 mi
- An Chonair · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maulin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Triskbeg Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Triskmore Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Crusline: 10.9 mi
- Ballincollig Hill: 11.8 mi
- Kilmoyly Church: 3.0 mi
- Kerry Head Signal Tower: 4.0 mi
- 15th Centenary of the birth of St-Bredan: 5.0 mi
- Rathoneen Castle (remains of): 5.1 mi
- Statue of Roger Casement: 5.1 mi
- Our Lady's Holy Well: 0.5 mi
- Toberlackan: 0.5 mi
- Tobernasool: 2.4 mi
- St Macadaw's Well: 3.0 mi
- Toberlury: 3.3 mi
- Ardfert Cathedral: 5.0 mi
- Rattoo Round Tower: 8.7 mi
- Illauntannig Monastic site: 8.9 mi
- Ballycurrane: 9.1 mi
- View of Windmill: 10.3 mi
- Mounthawk Park: 9.2 mi
- St. Brendan's Park FC: 9.3 mi
- Pat Healy Park: 9.7 mi
- St. Brendan's Park: 9.8 mi
- Kerins O'Rahilly Park: 10.0 mi
- Roger Casement statue: 0.3 mi
- Dominican Statue: 10.1 mi
- Christie Hennessy statue: 10.2 mi
- Sound, Horns of Clogherclemin: 10.3 mi
- The Rose of Tralee: 10.3 mi
- Banna Strand: 4.0 mi
- Fenit Beach: 8.2 mi
- Ladies' Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Bay Beach: 10.9 mi
- Nuns' Beach: 11.1 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Lartigue Monorail: 15.2 mi
- Kerry Writers' Museum: 15.3 mi
- The Museum of Irish Rural Life: 22.7 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 10.3 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 10.6 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 10.8 mi
- Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Kilflynn Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 10.4 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 21.6 mi
- Bromore Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Cliffs of Dooneen: 14.7 mi
- Maughanablagher Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Virgin Rock: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Ballyheigue Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baurtregaum | S 178° | 851 m | 12.8 mi |
| Caherconree | S 183° | 835 m | 13.1 mi |
| Binn os Gaoith | SW 219° | 826 m | 15.9 mi |
| Binn Fhaiche | WSW 238° | 823 m | 20.1 mi |
| Baurtregaum NE Top | S 177° | 819 m | 12.5 mi |
| Stradbally Mountain | SW 219° | 798 m | 15.5 mi |
| Más an Tiompáin | WSW 243° | 762 m | 19.5 mi |
| Piaras Mór | WSW 241° | 746 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 21:10 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 15:24 | 16:28 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1479063296
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