Historic site · Ireland
Ballymount castle
Ballymount castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Yard Buildings, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The castle was built in 1622 by Sir William Parsons
How to reach it
Coordinates53.31299, -6.36498
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Bí Cineálta: 0.9 mi
- Captain McCabe: 1.0 mi
- Let it Pour: 1.0 mi
- Cattitude: 1.2 mi
- Joy: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Clondalkin Round Tower: 1.4 mi
- Waterfall viewing point: 2.6 mi
- Early Stadium Design: 2.8 mi
- Kilmainham Gaol: 3.0 mi
- Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Slieve Gorra: 4.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 4.5 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Knackannavea: 4.8 mi
- Slievenabawnoge: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Castle Yard Buildings: 0.0 mi
- Norman Tower: 0.1 mi
- Norman Motte: 0.1 mi
- Belgard Road: 0.9 mi
- 1916 Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Ballymount Park: 0.3 mi
- Walkinstown Park: 1.1 mi
- Cherry Orchard Park: 1.7 mi
- Katherine Tynan Memorial Plot: 1.7 mi
- The Lawns: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 55
- Bee Kind: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Tree of Hope: 1.9 mi
- The Kingfisher Project: 2.9 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Museums: 55
- Richmond Barracks: 2.7 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 3.0 mi
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 3.6 mi
- Collins Barracks: 4.0 mi
- Pearse Museum: 4.0 mi
Springs
- Saint Brigid's Well: 1.3 mi
- Rag Well: 3.8 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Ann's Well: 5.5 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 6.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 6.6 mi
- Seapoint: 8.6 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 9.7 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.9 mi
- The Grove: 5.1 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 6.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Hawk Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.5 mi
- The Shaft: 15.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.0 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.2 mi
- Poplar Square: 13.8 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Ballymount castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 172° | 757 m | 9.4 mi |
| Djouce | SSE 158° | 726 m | 13.6 mi |
| Seefingan | S 183° | 723 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gravale | S 177° | 719 m | 13.1 mi |
| War Hill | SSE 159° | 685 m | 12.8 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 172° | 682 m | 12.7 mi |
| Seahan | S 186° | 647 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 159° | 642 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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