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Collinstown House Ruins

Collinstown House Ruins from directly overhead

Collinstown House Ruins is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Youth Culture, a artwork 0.3 miles away.

These oval-shaped mounds are the remains of Collinstown House, a Georgian mansion that used to occupy this property and once housed British Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman before it was converted for public use as a park and housing.

The story

townland in Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland

Wikidata Q104261300, matched on coordinates and name (223 m apart).

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.34035, -6.39392

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Ashtown Lodge grounds: 3.3 mi
  • Tree of Hope: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Balgaddy Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Orchard Park: 0.8 mi
  • Drumfinn Gaels Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hermitage Park: 1.3 mi
  • Glenaulin Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Museums: 57
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Toni's: 3.3 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.0 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 13.2 mi
  • Poplar Square: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Collinstown House Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSE 167°757 m11.5 mi
SeefinganS 176°722.9 m10.2 mi
GravaleS 173°719.004 m15.0 mi
War HillSSE 157°684.8 m15.0 mi
CarrigvoreSSE 169°682.36 m14.8 mi
SeahanS 177°647.3 m8.5 mi
TonduffSSE 157°642 m13.4 mi
SeefinS 180°620.6 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5821:0021:58
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3915:0216:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4783288339

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