Carlingford Castle
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Carlingford Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Eagle Mountain stands 638 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Taaffe's Castle, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q8704043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- No
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Taaffe's Castle: 0.2 mi
- Mint: 0.2 mi
- Carlingford Ogham Stone: 0.2 mi
- Greencastle: 3.6 mi
- Ballug Castle: 3.8 mi
- Slieve Foye: 1.2 mi
- Barnavave: 1.2 mi
- Slieve Foye North-West Top: 1.5 mi
- The Eagles Rock: 2.0 mi
- Grange Upper: 2.1 mi
- Rostrevor Foreshore Amenity Area: 3.7 mi
- Forestbrook Amenity Area: 4.2 mi
- Omeath Play Park: 4.3 mi
- Warrenpoint Park: 4.6 mi
- Warrenpoint Marine Parade Amenity Area: 4.7 mi
- Pigeon Rock: 8.6 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 9.7 mi
- Goin Back Area: 9.7 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 9.7 mi
- No Alibi Area: 9.7 mi
- The Black Crow of Omeath: 0.4 mi
- The Hare and the Silver Fish of Kilkeel: 0.4 mi
- The Brown Bull of Cooley: 0.4 mi
- Proposal Stone: 0.4 mi
- Finn McCool's Chair: 0.4 mi
- The Bush: 3.1 mi
- Kilfeaghan Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Millbay Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Yellow Water picnic site: 6.5 mi
- St James Well: 2.4 mi
- Lady Well: 4.1 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 8.0 mi
- Ladywell: 9.4 mi
- St. John's Well: 9.9 mi
- Town Gate: 0.2 mi
- Santas Cottage: 8.0 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 9.5 mi
- Dundalk Central: 9.6 mi
- Photo Gallery: 9.6 mi
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 10.9 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 16.0 mi
- Scented Garden: 18.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 18.1 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 18.1 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 2.3 mi
- Louth County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Railway Museum: 9.6 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 10.8 mi
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 22.5 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 16.6 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 18.6 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 5.5 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 23.2 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 24.7 mi
- Black Stairs: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Carlingford Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | NNE 29° | 638 m | 7.7 mi |
| Shanlieve | NNE 27° | 626 m | 7.4 mi |
| Slieve Foye | W 271° | 589 m | 1.2 mi |
| Finlieve | NNE 31° | 578 m | 6.0 mi |
| Slievemoughanmore | NNE 28° | 560 m | 8.4 mi |
| Slieve Foye North-West Top | WNW 286° | 535 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pigeon Rock Mountain South Top | NNE 33° | 530 m | 9.1 mi |
| The Eagles Rock | WNW 294° | 528 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:54 | 16:04 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/133612912
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