Carlow Castle
Carlow Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlow Town Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
The story
Carlow Castle (Irish: Caisleán Cheatharlach) is located near the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1210s.
Wikidata Q33530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall”: 0.2 mi
- The Liberty Tree: 0.3 mi
- Ave Maria: 0.3 mi
- Ceatharloch: 1.1 mi
- Dolphins: 9.2 mi
- Clogrennan Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gallows Hill: 5.9 mi
- Turra Hill: 6.4 mi
- Jake's Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mullaghreelan: 7.4 mi
- Carlow Town Park: 0.2 mi
- Hanover Park: 0.3 mi
- Heatherfield Court Garden: 0.9 mi
- Burrin Manor green area: 1.2 mi
- Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 3.3 mi
- Kevin Gleeson: 0.4 mi
- Barrack St: 0.5 mi
- Ashgrove: 0.9 mi
- Clogrenan Castle (ruins): 2.2 mi
- Church (ruins): 3.5 mi
- Coolhenry Well: 3.1 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 5.0 mi
- St Abban's Well: 5.3 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 5.5 mi
- Dowling's Well: 6.2 mi
- Delta Sensory Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Duckett's Grove: 5.3 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 6.5 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 6.6 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 11.3 mi
- Carlow County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 0.6 mi
- Tullow Museum: 8.6 mi
- Town Hall: 10.9 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 10.9 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 0.5 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.6 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 14.6 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 20.9 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 21.7 mi
- Castle View: 23.1 mi
- Carrick Woods: 23.7 mi
- North Prison: 21.4 mi
- South Prison: 21.6 mi
- Goat Bench: 21.7 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 23.0 mi
- Abseil: 23.0 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 11.5 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.3 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 17.6 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 22.6 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Carlow Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | SSE 157° | 794 m | 16.4 mi |
| Moats of Craan | SSE 153° | 657 m | 16.8 mi |
| Keadeen Mountain | ENE 62° | 653 m | 16.8 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SSE 150° | 600 m | 17.4 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | ENE 65° | 571 m | 16.6 mi |
| Knockroe | SSE 160° | 539 m | 17.9 mi |
| Slievereagh | ENE 64° | 527 m | 18.0 mi |
| Slievebawn | SSE 159° | 525 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:08 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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