Birr Castle
Birr Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Science Centre, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
Birr Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra) is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly accessible, and include a science museum and a café, a reflecting telescope which was the largest in the world for decades and a modern radio telescope.
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Wikidata Q2419871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lord Snowdon: 0.1 mi
- Emmet Square: 0.2 mi
- North Loadstone: 0.2 mi
- Birr Little Theatre: 0.2 mi
- James Franklin Fuller: 0.2 mi
- St. Francis' Well: 4.1 mi
- All Saints' Well: 4.6 mi
- Eye Well: 4.6 mi
- Eye Well: 4.6 mi
- Lady's Well: 4.6 mi
- Drummin Hill: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Hill: 8.3 mi
- Cumber Hill: 8.3 mi
- Golden Grove Hill: 8.6 mi
- Cloghan Hill: 8.8 mi
- William Third Earl of Rosse: 0.3 mi
- Hope: 7.2 mi
- A-maze-in Willow World: 11.2 mi
- The Celtic Knot: 11.2 mi
- Visitor's Pavilion: 11.2 mi
- Killaun Bog Boardwalk: 3.2 mi
- Glenafelly Forest Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- The Walled Garden: 9.4 mi
- Noggus Bog: 10.2 mi
- Ashbury Field: 10.5 mi
- The Great Telescope 'Leviathan': 0.1 mi
- Banagher Marina: 7.5 mi
- Banagher Martello Tower: 7.6 mi
- Roscrea Round Tower: 10.8 mi
- Roscrea Petty Sessions House: 11.0 mi
- Historic Science Centre: 0.1 mi
- Birr Heritage Centre: 0.3 mi
- Lough Boora Sculpture Park: 11.4 mi
- Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre: 11.8 mi
- Lemanaghan National School: 15.4 mi
- Birr Community Growery: 0.2 mi
- Millenium Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Kilcormac Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- RED Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Nenagh Castle Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Knockanacree Woods Main Entrance and Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Lacca: 15.1 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Blessed Well: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Birr Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | ESE 109° | 527 m | 11.5 mi |
| Stillbrook Hill | E 97° | 514 m | 11.6 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | E 93° | 508.195 m | 16.7 mi |
| Wolftrap Mountain | E 89° | 487 m | 13.6 mi |
| Barcam | ESE 106° | 484 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | E 91° | 482.088 m | 17.6 mi |
| Carroll's Hill | E 100° | 482 m | 10.5 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | S 180° | 480 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:59 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:05 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:10 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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