Historic site · Ireland
Brady's Castle
Brady's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetman's Castle, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
14th century towerhouse in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
Wikidata Q116732897, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.52519, -7.13785
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Cantwell Fada: 2.2 mi
- Ball: 2.5 mi
- Rut: 2.6 mi
- Descending Vessel: 2.6 mi
- Farmer Monk: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Saddle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 3.8 mi
- Coppanagh: 4.2 mi
- Mount Alto: 5.1 mi
- Frengh Hill: 5.1 mi
Springs
- Pyne's Well: 0.4 mi
- Saint Columbkille's Well: 0.7 mi
- Holy Well: 1.4 mi
- Ballylinch Well: 1.6 mi
- Tobernagloghlea: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Jerpoint Park: 1.4 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 4.8 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 5.8 mi
- The Quarry: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Sweetman's Castle: 0.1 mi
- The Yellow Gate: 0.1 mi
- Oliver (Ollie) Walsh: 0.2 mi
- Grennan Castle: 0.5 mi
- Columbkille Church (in ruins): 0.7 mi
Attractions: 47
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 1.3 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 3.7 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 5.5 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 6.8 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 6.9 mi
Museums: 24
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 4.0 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 5.7 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 9.6 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 10.0 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 0.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.2 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 3.9 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 6.3 mi
- Shrubberies: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- Arthurstown Beach: 21.0 mi
- Raheen Strand: 22.6 mi
- Duncannon: 22.9 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.1 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 0.7 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 10.6 mi
- Fiddown Island: 15.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 17.8 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 0.6 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.4 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Brady's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ENE 67° | 794 m | 16.3 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 83° | 732 m | 14.1 mi |
| Slievenamon | WSW 249° | 720 m | 19.1 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 68° | 657 m | 17.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 69° | 600 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sheegouna | WSW 251° | 554 m | 18.5 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 72° | 539 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slievebawn | ENE 60° | 525 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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