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Ballymalis Castle

Ballymalis Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Kerry Creamery Experience, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

Ballymalis Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q38251839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.08458, -9.69241

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Springs: 49
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 31
Parks: 22
  • Killarney House: 8.0 mi
  • Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Stone garden: 9.3 mi
  • Robert Emmett Park: 11.9 mi
  • Christ The King Park: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Fern Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Ballymullen Roundabout: 12.3 mi
  • Garden of the Senses: 12.6 mi
  • Joe Keohane Roundabout: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • McRose Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Rossbeigh Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Fenit Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Coss Strand: 15.3 mi
  • Bunaneer Strand: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Caoinkeen: 21.0 mi
  • Droppa: 22.1 mi
  • Maughanablagher Cliffs: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Ballymalis Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CarrauntoohilSSW1,039 m6.3 mi
BeenkeraghSSW1,008 m5.8 mi
CaherSSW1,000 m6.8 mi
Cnoc na PéisteS985 m6.0 mi
Caher West TopSSW973 m6.9 mi
Maolán BuíS969 m6.2 mi
The BonesSSW957 m6.2 mi
Cnoc an ChuillinnS955 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0718:51
June solstice05:1921:0822:04
September equinox07:2518:5519:40
December solstice08:4615:2616:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1142634411

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