Cloghscregg Castle
Cloghscregg Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop's Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.
extents of the ruin measure about 10x10m with a wall thickness of 1.14 m. One window and one corbel stone in northern wall remain (survey 2021-06-22)
The story
ruins of a tower house in Co. Kilkenny
Wikidata Q123302356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop's Hill: 0.7 mi
- Coppanagh: 1.2 mi
- Saddle Hill: 1.5 mi
- Frengh Hill: 2.1 mi
- Croghan: 2.2 mi
- Descending Vessel: 1.0 mi
- Rut: 1.0 mi
- Ball: 1.1 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 2.2 mi
- Farmer Monk: 4.4 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 1.1 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 4.4 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 6.9 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 7.6 mi
- Toberatoo: 2.2 mi
- Saint Michael's Well: 2.2 mi
- Glencaum Holy Well: 2.4 mi
- Saint Columbkille's Well: 2.4 mi
- Toberelleen: 2.5 mi
- Kilfane Castle: 2.2 mi
- Kilfane Church: 2.2 mi
- Columbkille Church (in ruins): 2.4 mi
- Grennan Castle: 2.9 mi
- The Yellow Gate: 3.1 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 3.6 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 4.4 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 4.7 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 4.8 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 6.0 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 3.0 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 3.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.2 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 7.0 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 8.5 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 10.8 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 11.0 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 21.3 mi
- Raheen Strand: 23.0 mi
- Duncannon: 23.1 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.6 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 24.2 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 11.2 mi
- Fiddown Island: 18.2 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 24.9 mi
- Castle View: 2.7 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 14.6 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 14.6 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Cloghscregg Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ENE 67° | 794.4 m | 13.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 88° | 732.1 m | 11.1 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 68° | 656.5 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 70° | 599.6 m | 15.2 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 73° | 538.77 m | 12.1 mi |
| Slievebawn | ENE 58° | 524.8 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ESE 119° | 515 m | 4.6 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 104° | 509 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:12 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/820532605
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