Caher Castle
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Caher Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pete’s Castle, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in County Galway, Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q114738840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 15 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 18 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 1.0 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 6.1 mi
- St Dima's Well: 7.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 7.3 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 9.1 mi
- Pete’s Castle: 0.1 mi
- Riverville Castle (ruins): 1.3 mi
- Moyode Castle: 1.4 mi
- Seefin Castle (ruins): 1.9 mi
- Killora Church (ruins): 2.0 mi
- Knockapollboy: 9.3 mi
- Cashlaundrumlahan: 10.5 mi
- Caheranearl: 10.8 mi
- Knocknarebana: 11.6 mi
- Pollduff: 11.8 mi
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 2.2 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- The Walks: 5.8 mi
- The Long Point: 6.4 mi
- The Green: 7.7 mi
- Athenry Abbey: 4.7 mi
- Turoe Stone: 5.6 mi
- Dartfield Horse Museum: 9.0 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 9.1 mi
- Derrybrien Bog Slide: 11.1 mi
- The Winged Horse: 4.8 mi
- Machnamh: 4.8 mi
- Christ The King: 12.8 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 13.1 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 14.7 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 13.6 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 14.2 mi
- Grattan Beach: 15.4 mi
- Trawclogh: 16.0 mi
- Ladies Beach: 16.2 mi
- Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum: 10.7 mi
- Galway City Museum: 15.0 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 15.0 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 15.2 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 3.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.4 mi
- Famine Garden: 14.1 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 15.9 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 24.4 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 17.7 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caher Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | S 183° | 400 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SSE 159° | 395 m | 20.0 mi |
| Scalp | SSE 153° | 380 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SSE 153° | 378 m | 19.8 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SSE 158° | 360 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SSE 162° | 358 m | 10.5 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 233° | 326 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | WSW 252° | 316 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:09 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 15:12 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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