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Carrigrohane Castle

Carrigrohane Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Carrigrohane Castle, a historic site in IrelandGarry Dickinson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Carrigrohane Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Gabriel Beranger (c.1729-1817) · Public domain

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Carrigrohane Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mill Race Tunnel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5046407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates51.89645, -8.55992

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Mill Race Tunnel: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Arch: 0.8 mi
  • Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Conor Lucey: 1.0 mi
  • BallyCannon Boys Memorial: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Lee Fields: 1.7 mi
  • Ballincollig Regional Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bishopscourt Green: 2.2 mi
  • Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 2.7 mi
  • Wood Walk Entrance: 2.7 mi
Springs
Artworks: 55
Attractions: 47
  • Murphy's Farm: 1.6 mi
  • The Rock Close: 2.3 mi
  • Stone of Eloquence: 2.3 mi
  • The Seven Sisters: 2.3 mi
  • Guard Tower: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Grange Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Rock Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Knockshanawee: 10.1 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 33
Gardens: 23
  • Poison Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Square: 2.5 mi
  • Zen Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Shandon Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Cork Rooftop Farm: 3.6 mi
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 8
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 2.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 2.8 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 10.2 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 13.1 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 11.6 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 22.1 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 11.9 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 14.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW 295°642.7 m19.6 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWNW 285°558.5 m24.4 mi
MusherabegWNW 291°498.8 m20.4 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 301°491 m17.4 mi
SeefinWNW 300°491 m18.3 mi
Cnoc na nUlánWNW 281°462 m24.7 mi
Mount HillaryNW 321°444.1 m19.0 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW 303°434 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:26

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/374496420

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