Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Mullaghanish stands 649 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone of Eloquence, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 16 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.
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Dates from 1446.
Wikidata Q881739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 21 mi
- Timoleague View · 22 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 26 mi
- Coast View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wood Walk Entrance: 0.6 mi
- Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 0.8 mi
- Ballincollig Regional Park: 2.9 mi
- Lee Fields: 3.2 mi
- Gerry O'Sullivan Park: 3.6 mi
- Milk Churns: 2.6 mi
- The Saurian: 3.3 mi
- Two Working Men: 3.7 mi
- Brian Quilligan statue: 3.7 mi
- Michael Collins: 4.0 mi
- The Witch Stone: 0.1 mi
- Druids Circle: 0.1 mi
- Sacrificial Altar: 0.1 mi
- Blarney House: 0.2 mi
- Sentry Post: 0.2 mi
- Grange Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bottle Hill: 8.3 mi
- Knockshanawee: 10.3 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 1.3 mi
- Sunday Well: 4.3 mi
- Toberanogaunig: 4.4 mi
- Tobernamnafinne: 5.1 mi
- Mary's Well: 5.4 mi
- Stone of Eloquence: 0.0 mi
- Guard Tower: 0.0 mi
- The Rock Close: 0.1 mi
- The Seven Sisters: 0.2 mi
- Fern Garden: 0.2 mi
- Stone Beach: 2.2 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 5.6 mi
- Shell Beach: 13.6 mi
- Cuskinny: 13.9 mi
- Glenmore Strand: 15.1 mi
- Poison Garden: 0.0 mi
- The Square: 0.3 mi
- Zen Garden: 4.2 mi
- Shandon Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Cork Rooftop Farm: 4.5 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 3.5 mi
- Cork City Gaol: 3.7 mi
- Cork Public Museum: 4.0 mi
- Glucksman Gallery: 4.2 mi
- Cork Folklore Project: 4.4 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 1.1 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 1.7 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 12.1 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 14.9 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 15.3 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 13.2 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 13.7 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 22.9 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.3 mi
- Lover's Leap: 14.3 mi
- Lover' Leap: 14.4 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 4.1 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blarney Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghanish | W 279° | 649 m | 24.7 mi |
| Musheramore | WNW 289° | 643 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mullaghanish Far North-East Top | W 280° | 559 m | 23.5 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 285° | 499 m | 19.2 mi |
| Seefin East Top | WNW 295° | 491 m | 16.0 mi |
| Curracahill | WNW 287° | 478 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cnoc na nUlán | W 276° | 462 m | 23.9 mi |
| Claragh Mountain | WNW 291° | 452 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:26 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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