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Clifden Castle

Clifden Castle from directly overhead

Clifden Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Hill, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.

The story

Castle in County Galway, Ireland

Dates from 1818.

Wikidata Q5132502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.49172, -10.05661

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Maumfin: 4.9 mi
  • Ballynew: 5.0 mi
  • Shanboolard: 5.2 mi
  • Derrylahan: 5.3 mi
  • Crockaunhiggeen: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Monument Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 1.1 mi
  • Thomas Whelan Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing: 2.0 mi
  • Marconi Wireless Station Site: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Mannin Bay Coral Strand: 3.4 mi
  • Acton Beach: 4.0 mi
  • The Strand: 5.0 mi
  • Renvyle Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Trá Chuan an Mhada: 8.7 mi
Springs: 19
Attractions: 12
Museums: 4
Parks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Walled Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Wild Willow Garden: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Dun Mor Cliffs: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Clifden Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MweelreaNE 43°814 m13.7 mi
An Bhinn BhánENE 77°729 m9.5 mi
Binn ChorrE 85°711 m10.9 mi
An Bhinn DubhE 81°696 m10.1 mi
Binn BhraoinE 86°691 m9.1 mi
Binn Chorr North TopE 84°690 m10.8 mi
Binn Bhraoin Central TopE 85°680 m9.0 mi
DerryclareE 88°677 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:0718:53
June solstice05:1221:1622:14
September equinox07:2618:5519:41
December solstice08:5515:1516:23

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/275514264

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