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Barntown Castle (ruins)

Barntown Castle (ruins) from directly overhead

Barntown Castle (ruins) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rocks 1798 Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Tower house in County Wexford, Ireland.

Wikidata Q4861999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.33744, -6.53256

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Gods of Wet Places: 0.9 mi
  • Elephant: 1.3 mi
  • Giraffe: 1.4 mi
  • Fr. James Roche: 2.9 mi
  • William Lamport: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Carrickadee: 1.9 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 2.0 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 2.2 mi
Springs
  • Saint Eusebius's Well: 1.0 mi
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 1.1 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 2.5 mi
  • St. Margaret's Well: 2.7 mi
  • Saint Davin's Well: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 47
Beaches: 37
Attractions: 34
Parks: 28
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 1.0 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 2.7 mi
  • The Rocks: 3.3 mi
  • The Square: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barntown Castle (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNW794 m22.0 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW732 m18.6 mi
Moats of CraanNNW657 m21.6 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW600 m21.0 mi
KnockroeNNW539 m20.7 mi
SlievebawnNNW525 m23.9 mi
Brandon HillWNW515 m22.1 mi
CarrigroeNW495 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5721:53
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/232344657

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