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Castle Naghten

Castle Naghten from directly overhead

Castle Naghten is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Slieve Bawn stands 316 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bride's Well, a spring 1.2 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Castle Naghten is a motte and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q27440950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.45323, -8.06029

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Historic sites
Artworks: 37
  • Bust of Count John McCormack: 5.2 mi
  • River Shannon: 5.3 mi
  • Count John McCormack: 5.4 mi
  • Tired Pilgrim: 9.3 mi
  • Grainne Og: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Sheep Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Fair Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Hangman's Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Split Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 17
Parks: 16
  • Burgess Park: 5.6 mi
  • Green: 8.6 mi
  • Ballinahown Playground and Park: 11.2 mi
  • Tuar Ard Public Park: 14.4 mi
  • Aughrim Park: 14.8 mi
Museums: 12
  • Athlone Music Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Clonmacnoise: 9.3 mi
  • Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 13.7 mi
  • Dún na Sí: 13.7 mi
  • Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 3
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 11.6 mi
  • Kilglas: 24.5 mi
  • Harbour Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve BawnN 359°315.6 m18.4 mi
Hill of UisneachE 83°235.5 m20.6 mi
Mount MaryWNW 301°164 m15.8 mi
Church HillSSW 201°144 m24.8 mi
Redmond HillSSW 192°129 m16.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillS 183°62 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5918:45
June solstice05:0421:0722:06
September equinox07:1818:4719:33
December solstice08:4715:0716:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/360204484

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