Historic site · Ireland
Castle Donovan
Castle Donovan is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Nowen Hill SW Top, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 4.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.69202, -9.28285
- 4.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 18.7 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Ardnatrush View · 9 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 10 mi
- The Priests Leap · 11 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nowen Hill SW Top: 1.8 mi
- Mullach Méise: 1.8 mi
- Nowen Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pookeen North Top: 3.1 mi
- Maughanaclea Hills W Top: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Francis O'Neill Plaque: 4.0 mi
- Carriganass Castle: 5.9 mi
- Togher Castle: 7.0 mi
- Statue of Wolfe Tone: 7.3 mi
- St. Brendans Statue: 7.4 mi
Beaches
- Snave Strand: 7.8 mi
- Bathing Cove: 10.9 mi
- White Steps: 11.1 mi
- Skuses Strand: 11.3 mi
- Carraigín: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 46
- Bantry House: 7.9 mi
- Funmanway Adventure Land: 8.1 mi
- Leap waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Saint Finbar's Well: 10.3 mi
- Durrus Cheese: 11.0 mi
Springs: 37
- Tobar na Súile: 2.1 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 5.4 mi
- Tobermurry: 6.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 9.0 mi
- Tobar an Mhinistir: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Caoinkeen: 11.3 mi
- Faill Dic: 12.5 mi
- Faill na Briste: 12.6 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 12.7 mi
- Faill na Cág: 12.8 mi
Parks: 17
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 7.6 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 9.0 mi
- Rossa Park: 9.6 mi
- The Rock: 9.9 mi
- River Island Park: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 5.5 mi
- Sam Maguire: 7.5 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 9.9 mi
- Molly the Púca: 10.8 mi
- The Druid: 14.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 8.4 mi
- Heritage Centre: 9.8 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 10.8 mi
- Bryce House: 11.6 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 12
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 8.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.1 mi
- Raised Beds: 11.1 mi
- Water Garden: 11.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 12.4 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 12.9 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 14.3 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 14.7 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Fall Down: 13.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kilmurry Woods: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Castle Donovan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | NW 318° | 706 m | 10.3 mi |
| An Caincín | NW 325° | 692.8 m | 11.3 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | NW 319° | 649 m | 10.6 mi |
| Carran South Top | NNW 340° | 567 m | 11.4 mi |
| Conigar SW Top | NNW 337° | 566 m | 8.9 mi |
| Conigar | NNW 341° | 566 m | 9.4 mi |
| Caoinkeen South-East Top | NNW 328° | 553.5 m | 10.3 mi |
| Shehy More | NNE 19° | 545.6 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:06 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:05 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 15:27 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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