Historic site · Ireland
Broadford Mass Rock
Broadford Mass Rock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Keeper Hill stands 692 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Knocksize, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates52.78443, -8.65819
- 24.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knocksize: 0.9 mi
- Knockanuarha: 1.4 mi
- Woodcock Hill: 4.9 mi
- Cragnamurragh: 5.3 mi
- Lackareagh Mountain: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Mass Rock: 1.7 mi
- Mary Ann's Stone Farm House: 1.9 mi
- Ballycullen Castle: 3.6 mi
- Cullaun Castle: 5.7 mi
- Craggaunowen Castle: 5.9 mi
Springs
- Toberinneen: 5.8 mi
- Tobernasool: 5.9 mi
- Castle Well: 6.8 mi
- Saint John's Well: 7.2 mi
- Finlough Holy Well: 7.5 mi
Parks: 46
- Fairy Garden: 6.8 mi
- Cannons field: 6.9 mi
- Silver Brook: 6.9 mi
- Shelbourne Park: 7.9 mi
- Bank Place Plaza: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 39
- Doon: 1.9 mi
- Doon: 2.7 mi
- The Crannóg: 6.0 mi
- The Ringfort: 6.0 mi
- Pomosty: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 25
- Corbally Fairy Garden: 6.8 mi
- The Lamp Post: 7.1 mi
- Dolores O'Riordan: 8.0 mi
- Mick Mackey Statue: 8.2 mi
- Silver Pencils: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 15
- Nan Hogan Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Meadowbrook Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Feature Garden: 7.3 mi
- UL Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Roof Garden: 8.4 mi
Museums: 14
- King John's Visitor's Centre: 8.1 mi
- Hunt Museum: 8.3 mi
- Limerick Museum: 8.4 mi
- Leamy House: 8.8 mi
- Culture House: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Coonagh Nature: 8.8 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 8.9 mi
- Post Office Field: 14.3 mi
- Blessed Well: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Yurty's Couch: 8.5 mi
- White Sands: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Curragower Falls: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Broadford Mass Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeper Hill | E 98° | 691.6 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mauherslieve | ESE 105° | 543 m | 20.3 mi |
| Moylussa | ENE 59° | 531.6 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cragnamurragh | ENE 58° | 526 m | 5.3 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains W Top | E 91° | 489 m | 16.4 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains E Top | E 92° | 479 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cullaun | ESE 116° | 460 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tountinna | ENE 69° | 457 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:07 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:16 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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