Castlegar Castle
Castlegar Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballindooly Castle, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.3 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
14th century tower house built by deBurgo family. In ruins.
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 2 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 5 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 15 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballindooly Castle: 0.8 mi
- Ballybrit Castle: 1.0 mi
- Saint James' Church: 1.3 mi
- Merlin Park Castle: 1.6 mi
- Iodine Factory: 1.7 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 1.7 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 4.4 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 5.6 mi
- Tobernasorney: 6.0 mi
- Toberbreedia: 7.6 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 9.1 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 10.1 mi
- Abbey Hill: 11.0 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 12.0 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 0.9 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 1.8 mi
- City Walls: 2.1 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 2.2 mi
- Spanish Arch: 2.4 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 1.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 1.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 1.6 mi
- The Plots: 1.9 mi
- Woodquay Park: 2.0 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 1.1 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 2.0 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 2.0 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 2.0 mi
- Galway Orb: 2.0 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 2.0 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 2.1 mi
- Grattan Beach: 3.1 mi
- Trawclogh: 3.7 mi
- Ladies Beach: 3.8 mi
- Zoology Museum: 2.1 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 2.2 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 2.3 mi
- Galway City Museum: 2.4 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 2.4 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 2.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.3 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 15.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.0 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 16.5 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 5.3 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.8 mi
- Ailladie: 21.0 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castlegar Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 314° | 417.818 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lackavrea | WNW 302° | 396 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 130° | 358 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 290° | 346 m | 20.3 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 215° | 344 m | 18.0 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 178° | 326 m | 14.0 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 289° | 323 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 216° | 316.1 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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