Historic site · Ireland
Conolly's Folly
Conolly's Folly is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bride's Well, a spring 0.9 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.36943, -6.55992
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Formal Garden: 1.5 mi
- Pound Park: 1.6 mi
- Castletown Demesne: 1.7 mi
- Saint Mary's Square: 1.7 mi
- Oakleigh Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Dance: 2.0 mi
- Up Up and Away: 3.6 mi
- Diversity: 4.7 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 4.7 mi
- After the Storm: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Ash Hill: 3.0 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 3.3 mi
- Lyons Hill: 5.5 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mullagh: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Carton Demense: 1.2 mi
- The Sun Clock: 1.6 mi
- Pugin Hall: 1.7 mi
- Russell Library: 1.7 mi
- College Chapel: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Joseph McCormack: 1.3 mi
- Sun clock: 1.5 mi
- Hermes: 1.5 mi
- The Tree of Liberty 1798-1998: 1.5 mi
- Memorial to 1916 Volunteers from Maynooth: 1.5 mi
Museums: 56
- National Science Museum: 1.7 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 1.9 mi
- The Steam Musem: 4.3 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 10.3 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 54
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Junior Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Walled Garden: 3.3 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 4.3 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Bride's Well: 0.9 mi
- Nun's Well: 1.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 2.2 mi
- The Covered Well: 2.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 24
- Sandymount Strand: 14.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 15.1 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 17.0 mi
- Seapoint: 17.3 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 10.5 mi
- The Grove: 13.3 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 13.8 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 15.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Lover's Leap: 21.1 mi
- The Shaft: 23.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 23.8 mi
- Ben Head: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.1 mi
- Toni's: 10.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.2 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 16.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 2.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Conolly's Folly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SE 144° | 757 m | 16.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SSE 148° | 723 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seahan | SE 145° | 647 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tonduff | SE 140° | 642 m | 18.8 mi |
| Seefin | SSE 152° | 621 m | 14.4 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SE 144° | 617 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSE 162° | 600 m | 16.1 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | SE 132° | 585 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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