Historic site · Ireland
Bogland
Bogland is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Slieve Na Calliagh stands 329 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Seamus Heaney
How to reach it
Coordinates53.67596, -6.92562
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cloncat: 1.0 mi
- Drewstown Little: 1.8 mi
- Robinstown: 2.1 mi
- Tlachtgha: 3.8 mi
- Jamestown: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Athboy Lodge Stables and Yard (Ruin): 3.6 mi
- Kells Presbyterian Church: 3.8 mi
- Kells Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Kells High Crosses and Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Spire of Lloyd: 4.0 mi
Parks: 51
- Killua Castle Deer Park: 3.2 mi
- Cowpark: 3.4 mi
- Athboy Heritage Garden: 3.6 mi
- Athboy Fair Green: 3.7 mi
- Scarlet Park: 3.8 mi
Springs
- Saint Reid's Well: 0.6 mi
- Saint Colmcille's Well: 3.8 mi
- Saint James's Well: 4.0 mi
- Saint Keeran's Well: 4.6 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 30
- Causey Farm: 0.7 mi
- Farmaphobia: 0.8 mi
- Kells Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs: 9.0 mi
- Zip Wire: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 26
- Hilltop steel sculpture: 3.4 mi
- White steel sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Wishing Tree: 3.9 mi
- Maureen O'Hara: 3.9 mi
- Angel of the Past: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- Parnell Garden: 4.1 mi
- Loughcrew Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 11.4 mi
- Virginia Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.3 mi
Museums: 9
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Bailieborough Bridewell: 16.8 mi
- The GPO Exhibition: 17.3 mi
- Cavan County Museum: 17.3 mi
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 15.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Rock of Curry: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bogland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Na Calliagh | WNW 302° | 329 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ben of Fore | W 273° | 217 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ughtyneill | NNE 14° | 204 m | 10.4 mi |
| Murmod Hill | NNW 333° | 203 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seafin Hill | W 279° | 202 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mullagh Hill | N 350° | 201 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bruise Hill | NNW 336° | 196 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cornashesk | NNW 335° | 177 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:54 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:04 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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