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Clifden Castle (ruin)

Clifden Castle (ruin) from directly overhead

Clifden Castle (ruin) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobernaleabe, a spring 0.8 miles away.

About

The story

tower house in Rathgarven or Clifden, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Wikidata Q137810820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates52.63719, -7.15407
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 1.0 mi
  • Castle Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 5.7 mi
  • Frengh Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Bishop's Hill: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks: 48
  • The Quarry: 3.5 mi
  • Pococke Park: 3.8 mi
  • Kilkenny Castle Park: 3.9 mi
  • Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 4.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 30
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 8.0 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.5 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Clifden Castle (ruin). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 95°794.4 m15.7 mi
Blackstairs MountainESE 112°732.1 m15.8 mi
Moats of CraanE 94°656.5 m16.8 mi
Black Rock MountainE 94°599.6 m17.9 mi
KnockroeESE 101°538.77 m15.5 mi
SlievebawnE 89°524.8 m14.4 mi
Brandon HillSE 139°515 m11.6 mi
White MountainSE 124°509 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5618:41
June solstice05:0521:0021:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/697825643

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