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Brady's Castle

Brady's Castle from directly overhead

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

Historic sites
Springs
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
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions: 49
Gardens: 30
Museums: 24
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.4 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Brady's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterENE 67°794.4 m16.3 mi
Blackstairs MountainE 83°732.1 m14.1 mi
Moats of CraanENE 68°656.5 m17.4 mi
Black Rock MountainENE 69°599.6 m18.4 mi
SheegounaWSW 251°553.5 m18.5 mi
KnockroeENE 72°538.77 m15.3 mi
SlievebawnENE 60°524.8 m15.9 mi
Brandon HillE 99°515 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5618:41
June solstice05:0621:0021:56
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3815:1216:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/697576265

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