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Battle Of The Three Rocks

Battle Of The Three Rocks from directly overhead

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.

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

Coordinates52.33030, -6.55363

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 1.0 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Carrickadee: 1.1 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 1.2 mi
Springs
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 35
Parks: 32
  • 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
Gardens: 19
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Battle Of The Three Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNW 334°794.4 m22.1 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW 325°732.1 m18.5 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 337°656.5 m21.7 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 340°599.6 m21.2 mi
KnockroeNNW 331°538.77 m20.7 mi
SlievebawnNNW 333°524.8 m23.9 mi
Brandon HillNW 305°515 m21.6 mi
White MountainNW 315°509 m17.3 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 solstice08:3515:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8278535408

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