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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

Historic sites: 58
Springs
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: 15
  • 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: 11
  • 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: 6
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 BawnN316 m18.4 mi
Hill of UisneachE236 m20.6 mi
Mount MaryWNW164 m15.8 mi
Church HillSSW144 m24.8 mi
Redmond HillSSW129 m16.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillS62 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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