Historic site · Ireland
Coolhill Castle
Coolhill Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spout, a spring 1.8 miles away.
The story
Tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Wikidata Q28232303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.46496, -6.93224
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dranagh Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Carrigvahanagh: 3.2 mi
- Brandon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Branbeg: 4.0 mi
- Monasilloge: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Hunter Monk: 4.9 mi
- JFK Podium: 4.9 mi
- Small Things Like These: 4.9 mi
- The Emigrant Flame: 5.0 mi
- Shepherd Monk: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 60
- Dunbrody: 5.0 mi
- Dunbrody Famine Ship Visitor Centre: 5.0 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 5.3 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 5.4 mi
- Kennedy Homestead: 8.5 mi
Parks
- Library Park: 4.9 mi
- Emigrant Park: 5.0 mi
- Pearse Park: 5.2 mi
- New Ross Harbour Board Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- 1798 Rebellion: 3.3 mi
- Mountgarrett Castle: 3.7 mi
- Galmoy Castle: 3.7 mi
- Clonamery Castle Ruin: 4.2 mi
- Irishtown Cross: 4.6 mi
Springs
- The Spout: 1.8 mi
- Lady Well: 2.8 mi
- Tobernacally: 3.1 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 3.6 mi
- Freney's Well: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- High Hill Norman Garden: 4.8 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 5.9 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 9.5 mi
- Robert Emmet Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 23
- Arthurstown Beach: 15.4 mi
- Duncannon: 17.0 mi
- Raheen Strand: 17.5 mi
- Dromina Strand: 18.0 mi
- Booley Bay Beach: 18.3 mi
Museums: 20
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 10.0 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 11.7 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 15.2 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 17.0 mi
- Fiddown Island: 18.9 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 19.0 mi
- Fenor Bog: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 9.0 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Carricjmore Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Coolhill Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NNE 31° | 794 m | 12.4 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | NE 42° | 732 m | 7.9 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NE 35° | 657 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NE 39° | 600 m | 13.6 mi |
| Knockroe | NE 34° | 539 m | 10.6 mi |
| Slievebawn | NNE 23° | 525 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | NNW 330° | 515 m | 3.6 mi |
| Carrigroe | NE 48° | 495 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:12 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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