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Castle Baun

Castle Baun from directly overhead

Castle Baun is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Keeper Hill stands 692 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Caher Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.89906, -8.48092

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Lady Well: 1.7 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 4.8 mi
  • Parker's Well: 6.8 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 8.8 mi
  • Tobergrania Holy Well: 8.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Saint Michael's Church: 1.7 mi
  • O'Grady's Castle: 2.5 mi
  • Townlough Castle: 3.7 mi
  • Derry Castle: 4.0 mi
  • Old Tug of War Device: 5.5 mi
Parks: 42
  • Woodpark Forest & Fairytrail: 2.5 mi
  • Tuamgraney Garden of Remembrance: 2.5 mi
  • Tuamgraney Famine Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Castlelough Woods: 3.6 mi
  • Castlelough Woods Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Round Tower: 1.8 mi
  • The Maze: 3.0 mi
  • Millenium Cross: 4.3 mi
  • Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Model Farm 1850: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 18
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 4
  • Blessed Well: 7.3 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 9.0 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 18.9 mi
  • Post Office Field: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • White Sands: 10.3 mi
  • Yurty's Couch: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Castle Baun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeper HillSE 138°691.6 m13.7 mi
MoylussaSSW 201°531.6 m4.8 mi
CragnamurraghSSW 210°526 m5.9 mi
Silvermine Mountains W TopSE 133°489 m12.2 mi
Silvermine Mountains E TopSE 131°479 m12.9 mi
Cooneen HillESE 124°467 m16.9 mi
TountinnaSE 134°457 m5.2 mi
KnockfuneSE 138°452 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0118:47
June solstice05:0921:0722:04
September equinox07:2018:5019:35
December solstice08:4515:1416:20

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1499516477

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