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Castletown Trail

Castletown Trail from directly overhead

Castletown Trail is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Loughanleagh stands 339 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Patrick's Well, a spring 0.9 miles away.

The story

Electoral district in County Meath, Ireland.

Wikidata Q59721324, matched on coordinates and name (422 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Officially opened on June 16, 2023

How to reach it

Coordinates53.77436, -6.71974

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Headstown: 1.7 mi
  • Raffin: 1.8 mi
  • Ugly Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Lisnacross: 3.6 mi
  • Gravelstown: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Nobber Greenway: 3.4 mi
  • Caisleán Chluain an Ghaill: 3.5 mi
  • St. Mary's Church: 3.5 mi
  • Owenroe and Moynalty Drainage: 3.9 mi
  • Carlanstown Group Water Scheme: 4.8 mi
Parks: 55
  • Doughty's Wilkinstown Park Beo Greenway Services Hub: 2.4 mi
  • Wilkinstown Amenity Park: 3.0 mi
  • Nobber Amenity Park: 3.5 mi
  • Deerpark Carlanstown: 4.9 mi
  • Blackthorn Grove Park: 6.9 mi
Springs
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 0.9 mi
  • Trinity Well: 1.1 mi
  • Tobernaveenoy: 1.2 mi
  • St Toole's Well: 2.6 mi
  • Lady's Well: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Slí na hOibre: 3.3 mi
  • Jesus: 6.3 mi
  • Our Lady of Lourdes: 6.3 mi
  • Sentinel At Dusk: 7.0 mi
  • Plough: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 27
Museums: 9
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 1
  • Ben Head: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Castletown Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LoughanleaghNW339 m11.9 mi
CornasausNW314 m12.2 mi
Mount OrielE304 m8.5 mi
TeevurcherNW255 m11.2 mi
EdennagullyNW237 m10.9 mi
Slieve BreaghE225 m5.4 mi
CornamaghNNW217 m12.4 mi
Black HillE209 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5318:40
June solstice04:5721:0322:02
September equinox07:1318:4219:28
December solstice08:4314:5916:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11862696209

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