Castle Salem
Castle Salem is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Abbey, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
The story
Castle Salem is a fortified house near Rosscarbery, in County Cork, Ireland. The house was home to the Morris family from around 1660 until the early 1800s, and was bought in 1895 by the Daly family, descendants of whom now run it as a guest house.
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Wikidata Q5050288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout over Millcove · 2 mi
- Galley Head View · 4 mi
- Coast View · 9 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ross Abbey: 1.7 mi
- Coppingers Court: 1.7 mi
- William Thompson Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa: 2.1 mi
- Flax Mill: 2.1 mi
- Trá an tAonaigh: 2.6 mi
- The Warren: 2.8 mi
- Ownahincha Strand (West): 3.2 mi
- Little Island Strand: 3.3 mi
- Prison Cove: 3.6 mi
- Carrigfadda: 3.2 mi
- Big Height: 4.3 mi
- Big Bank: 4.4 mi
- Cnoc Buí: 4.5 mi
- Poll na Slinne: 4.5 mi
- Toberbreedy: 2.8 mi
- Toberruane: 3.6 mi
- Tobar na Cille: 4.4 mi
- Well: 4.4 mi
- Tobar na gCapall: 4.5 mi
- Leap waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 4.8 mi
- Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 6.7 mi
- Drishane House: 7.2 mi
- Clonakilty Distillery: 7.5 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 3.6 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 4.8 mi
- Faill na Cág: 4.8 mi
- Faill na Briste: 4.9 mi
- Pointe an Dorais: 5.0 mi
- Gearagh Park: 5.4 mi
- Emmet Place: 7.3 mi
- Riverside amenity area: 7.4 mi
- Croppy Park: 7.7 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 8.7 mi
- Molly the Púca: 7.7 mi
- Sam Maguire: 9.0 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 9.7 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 10.0 mi
- St Patrick: 12.8 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 7.7 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 9.0 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Raised Beds: 14.9 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 2.1 mi
- Cottage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Centre: 9.8 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 10.6 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 2.6 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 4.7 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 9.6 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 19.5 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 24.5 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 18.5 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 20.1 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 20.4 mi
- Fall Down: 10.1 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- The Bridge: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Castle Salem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | NNW 331° | 545.6 m | 15.2 mi |
| Foilastookeen | NW 322° | 540 m | 19.8 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NW 317° | 535.2 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NW 313° | 509 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NW 305° | 494.3 m | 13.6 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NNW 327° | 476 m | 16.8 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NNW 327° | 471 m | 18.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NW 318° | 470 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:05 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:04 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:27 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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