Castle Balfour
Castle Balfour is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Slieve Rushen stands 404 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Celtic High Cross, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
The story
Castle Balfour is a castle situated in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It sits at the edge of the parish graveyard just west of Main Street. The castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Castle Balfour Demesne, in the Fermanagh and Omagh district area, at grid ref: H3622 3369.
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Wikidata Q5049990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Inishbeg Hill: 4.3 mi
- Shee More: 4.9 mi
- Leitrim: 5.3 mi
- Eschleagh: 5.8 mi
- Teiges Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Rathmoran Castle: 4.8 mi
- Lismalore: 5.0 mi
- Lisnamallard: 5.0 mi
- Golan: 5.1 mi
- Rateen National School: 5.2 mi
- Celtic High Cross: 0.2 mi
- Carrowhony Pet Farm: 1.5 mi
- The Station House, Brookeborough: 4.7 mi
- Turf House: 5.5 mi
- Deer park viewing platform: 5.8 mi
- Glenglass Well: 4.5 mi
- Foranmore: 4.9 mi
- Saint Ninnidh's Well: 5.3 mi
- Saint Naile's Well: 8.4 mi
- Saint Tiarnach's Well: 9.1 mi
- Lough Head Park: 0.4 mi
- International Fishing Centre: 8.9 mi
- Castle Saunderson: 9.4 mi
- Inis Ceithleann Park: 10.0 mi
- Forthill Park: 10.0 mi
- Stone Circle: 8.4 mi
- Peace For All: 9.2 mi
- The Village Green: 11.5 mi
- Post Box: 17.6 mi
- Fishermen: 17.6 mi
- Lanesborough Walled Garden: 8.2 mi
- McGuigan Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Belturbet Community Allotments: 10.5 mi
- Daisy Hill Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Pleasure Grounds: 11.6 mi
- Crom Visitors Centre: 6.1 mi
- Sheelin Lace Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Cassandra Hand Centre: 10.0 mi
- Railway Museum: 10.3 mi
- Fermanagh County Museum: 10.4 mi
- Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 12.5 mi
- Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 16.0 mi
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 19.1 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 22.8 mi
- Tullydermot Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascades Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Creamery Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Blackslee waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Castleshane Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Field Study Park: 6.9 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 18.9 mi
- Favour Royal Forest Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
- Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Fireagh Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 12.2 mi
- Monastir: 15.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 15.7 mi
- Carrignahasta: 20.8 mi
- Playgroud: 21.1 mi
- Annagh Lough Beach: 13.2 mi
- Marble Arch: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Castle Balfour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Rushen | SW 230° | 404 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tonymore | SW 227° | 387 m | 9.6 mi |
| Slieve Beagh | ENE 59° | 380 m | 11.8 mi |
| Corneen | SW 227° | 379 m | 10.9 mi |
| Benaughlin | W 264° | 370 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ballynamaddoo | SW 227° | 342 m | 11.2 mi |
| Knockateggal | SW 221° | 333 m | 9.9 mi |
| Brackley | SW 230° | 333 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:56 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 21:08 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:57 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/117138886
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