Historic site · Ireland
Ballyragget Castle
Ballyragget Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Croghan stands 365 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fair Green, a park 0.2 miles away.
The story
Towerhouse in private hand in Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny.
Wikidata Q30971765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.78677, -7.33499
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nale's Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ballynalacken Hill: 3.3 mi
- Knockmannon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Ballylehaun Hill: 6.8 mi
- Kyle Hill: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Archer: 9.2 mi
- Title, X and O (Arch and Sundial): 9.6 mi
- Cainneach: 9.6 mi
- Pink elephant: 9.6 mi
- Urban Animation II: 9.7 mi
Springs
- Donaghmore Well: 0.9 mi
- St. Brigid's Well: 1.2 mi
- St. Finan's Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint Catherine's Well: 2.3 mi
- Friday Well: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Rathbeagh Castle: 2.3 mi
- Foulksrath Castle: 2.7 mi
- Lismaine Castle: 3.1 mi
- Inchmore Castle: 3.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 4.6 mi
Parks: 53
- Fair Green: 0.2 mi
- Millenium Park: 4.6 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 4.8 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 5.7 mi
- Parkanahown: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Dunmore Caves: 5.2 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 5.7 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 8.8 mi
- Jurassic Newpark: 9.1 mi
Museums: 23
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 4.6 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 5.7 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 9.0 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 22
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 6.2 mi
- The King's Garden: 7.9 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 8.0 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Lacca: 19.6 mi
- Castle View: 20.3 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 5.7 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 9.3 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Ballyragget Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croghan | SE 140° | 365 m | 20.5 mi |
| Coppanagh | SE 144° | 365 m | 21.1 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | WSW 246° | 349 m | 7.9 mi |
| Knocknamuck | SW 220° | 340 m | 12.8 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | E 82° | 336 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | NNE 32° | 332 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fossy Hill | NNE 31° | 323 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cullenagh Mountain | NNE 15° | 317 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:02 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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