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Barberstown Castle

Barberstown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Barberstown Castle, a historic site in IrelandSheila1988 · CC0

Barberstown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Patrick's Church, a historic site 0.8 miles away.

The story

Barberstown Castle is a structure originally built in 1288 in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, 25 km (15 miles) west of Dublin. It has been operating as a hotel since 1971 and is surrounded by 20 acres (8.1 ha) of gardens. Renovations in 1996 revealed a previously undiscovered tunnel that links the castle to the nearby church in Straffan and is thought to have been used under the Penal Laws.

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Wikidata Q4859621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.32242, -6.60891

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
  • Lodge Park Walled Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Scoil Mochua Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Junior Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Park View Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 6.1 mi
Peaks
  • Saint Patrick's Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Lyons Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Athgoe Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Black Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Kill Hill: 5.3 mi
Springs
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 1.0 mi
  • Lady's Well: 2.4 mi
  • Lady's Well: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Finian's Well: 4.4 mi
  • Ward's Well: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • The Triangle: 2.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Oakleigh Park: 2.5 mi
  • Castletown Demesne: 3.7 mi
  • Saint Mary's Square: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Museums: 58
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 9
  • Poplar Square: 7.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.9 mi
  • Toni's: 12.2 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Barberstown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunSSE 151°846.681 m17.3 mi
KippureSE 131°757 m15.2 mi
SeefinganSE 133°722.9 m13.2 mi
GravaleSE 142°719.004 m17.4 mi
MoanbaneSSE 158°703 m16.4 mi
SilseanSSE 161°698 m16.9 mi
SeahanSE 128°647.3 m11.9 mi
SeefinSE 137°620.6 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice04:5921:0121:59
September equinox07:1318:4219:28
December solstice08:4015:0316:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/904599522

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