Blaney Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Blaney Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Slieve Gullion stands 573 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Court House, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Hope Castle is a historic house and demesne in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland. Originally a private home, over the course of the 20th century, Hope Castle was used as a military barracks, a hospital, convent, and was most recently used as a hotel before it was damaged by a fire in 2010.
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Wikidata Q15225033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mindszenty Park: 0.4 mi
- Kiltybane Lake Amenity Area: 4.1 mi
- Lough Ross Amenity Area: 4.6 mi
- Ballybay Town Park: 6.8 mi
- Keady Glen: 9.4 mi
- Dairy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Drumavaddy: 2.6 mi
- Corderryduff: 2.8 mi
- Fincarn Hill: 3.3 mi
- Tullyard Hill: 3.9 mi
- The Railway: 5.2 mi
- Old Train: 11.6 mi
- In-Flux: 13.2 mi
- Cooley Bull: 13.7 mi
- Rathore School Star: 14.0 mi
- The Court House: 0.2 mi
- Big Tom Memorial Statue: 0.2 mi
- The Crescent: 0.7 mi
- The Temple: 1.0 mi
- Annaghmare: 4.7 mi
- Drumass Round Tower: 10.0 mi
- Lady Rossmore's Cottage (Ruin): 12.7 mi
- Old Fish Hatchery: 12.7 mi
- Court Tomb: 12.8 mi
- Rossmore Mausoleum: 12.9 mi
- Tober na Braher: 4.5 mi
- Tobernagalliagh: 6.7 mi
- Tober Bridget: 7.9 mi
- Tober Lasair: 8.1 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 12.2 mi
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 10.1 mi
- Keggall Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Monaghan County Museum: 13.3 mi
- Railway Museum: 15.2 mi
- Louth County Museum: 15.6 mi
- No 5 Vicars' Hill: 16.1 mi
- Milford House Museum: 16.2 mi
- The Holistic Gardens: 12.8 mi
- The Walled Garden: 13.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 15.8 mi
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 16.4 mi
- Iron Hawk Area: 17.0 mi
- Goin Back Area: 17.0 mi
- No Alibi Area: 17.0 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 17.0 mi
- Heather Blazing Area: 17.0 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 7.8 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 22.8 mi
- Castleshane Waterfall: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Blaney Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Gullion | E 89° | 573 m | 12.0 mi |
| Carrigatuke | NNE 31° | 365 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mullyash Mountain | NNE 31° | 317 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tievecrom | ESE 103° | 317 m | 12.2 mi |
| Croslieve | ESE 102° | 308 m | 10.8 mi |
| Taghart South | SSW 209° | 290 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fincarn Hill | S 188° | 283 m | 3.3 mi |
| Drumavaddy | S 187° | 278 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:53 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 21:05 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:56 | 16:06 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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