Battle Of The Three Rocks
Battle Of The Three Rocks is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hopper, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Battle in the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
Wikidata Q4872548, matched on coordinates and name (644 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Battle Of The Three Rocks 30 May, 1798 United Irishmen I gCuimhne na marbh "The Three Rocks Groups" 1998
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Gods of Wet Places: 1.9 mi
- Elephant: 2.4 mi
- Giraffe: 2.4 mi
- Fr. James Roche: 3.8 mi
- William Lamport: 3.8 mi
- Carrickshinna Rock: 0.9 mi
- Ravens Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Forth Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Carrickadee: 1.1 mi
- Drooping Rock: 1.2 mi
- Saint Eusebius's Well: 1.6 mi
- St. Nicholas' Well: 2.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 2.3 mi
- Tobermoghir: 2.8 mi
- Saint Davin's Well: 2.9 mi
- The Hopper: 0.3 mi
- Three Rocks 1798 Monument: 0.4 mi
- Barntown Castle (ruins): 1.0 mi
- The Crimean Monument: 2.2 mi
- Ferrycarrig Ambush: 2.3 mi
- Rosslare Strand Beach: 7.5 mi
- Ballinesker Beach: 9.5 mi
- The White Hole Beach: 10.0 mi
- Ballyhealy Beach: 10.0 mi
- Cullenstown Strand: 10.6 mi
- Fulacht Fiadh: 1.9 mi
- Stone Circle: 1.9 mi
- Portal Tomb: 2.0 mi
- Irish National Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
- Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre: 3.4 mi
- The Irish National Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
- Redmond Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Republican Garden of Rememberance: 3.6 mi
- The Rocks: 4.1 mi
- The Square: 5.7 mi
- Johnstown Castle Walled Gardens: 3.2 mi
- The Old Melon Garden: 3.2 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 3.3 mi
- Tara Cottage: 6.0 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 3.4 mi
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 3.7 mi
- Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre: 10.6 mi
- St Awaries Cottage: 11.4 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 11.5 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 17.4 mi
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.0 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle Of The Three Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NNW 334° | 794 m | 22.1 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | NW 325° | 732 m | 18.5 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NNW 337° | 657 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 340° | 600 m | 21.2 mi |
| Knockroe | NNW 331° | 539 m | 20.7 mi |
| Slievebawn | NNW 333° | 525 m | 23.9 mi |
| Brandon Hill | NW 305° | 515 m | 21.6 mi |
| Carrigroe | NW 318° | 495 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:54 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:57 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:11 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8278535408
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