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Caisleán Uí Bhriain

Caisleán Uí Bhriain from directly overhead

Caisleán Uí Bhriain is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Slievecallan stands 391 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is An Túr Faire, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 6.6 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

tower house within ringfort in County Galway, Ireland

Wikidata Q85790073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.06207, -9.51919

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions: 60
Peaks: 55
  • Sea Stack: 7.0 mi
  • Knockardakin: 7.1 mi
  • Knockacarn: 7.2 mi
  • An Charcair: 9.2 mi
  • Slieve Elva: 10.5 mi
Springs: 43
  • Tobar an Drongáin: 0.6 mi
  • Tobar Lig Bhuí: 0.8 mi
  • Tobar Pholl Lig Bhuí: 0.9 mi
  • St Isleamáin's Well: 3.7 mi
  • St. Eany's Well: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Lár na Trá: 0.3 mi
  • Port na Cille: 0.4 mi
  • Poll na gCaorach: 0.6 mi
  • Trá na mBuailte (Beach of the Booly): 7.9 mi
  • Trawee: 8.9 mi
Parks: 27
  • Burren Perfumery Herb Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Hunters Park: 21.1 mi
  • Cappagh Park: 21.2 mi
  • McGraths Field Park: 21.8 mi
  • Circle of Life: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 18
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Ballyryan: 6.7 mi
  • Ailladie: 6.7 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 7.2 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 7.2 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hen Harrier Reserve: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Screebe Waterfall: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caisleán Uí Bhriain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SlievecallanSE 146°391 m18.5 mi
Cnoc MordáinNNW 340°354 m23.2 mi
Cnoc na SaileogN 3°346 m23.3 mi
Slieve ElvaE 82°344 m10.5 mi
SlievecarranE 84°326 m21.3 mi
Leaca DonnaN 2°323 m23.0 mi
Gleninagh MountainENE 69°316.1 m13.0 mi
DoughbranneenENE 65°314 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0518:51
June solstice05:1221:1222:09
September equinox07:2418:5419:39
December solstice08:5015:1716:23

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/225690502

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