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Crutched Friars

Crutched Friars from directly overhead

Crutched Friars is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Emigrant Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

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Crutched Friars 13th century Priory, In 1285 a dispute between the friars and citizens resulted in deaths. The friars placed a curse on the town as they departed and it was lifted by Pope Eugenius IV in 1436.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.39218, -6.94635

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emigrant Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pearse Park: 0.2 mi
  • Library Park: 0.2 mi
  • New Ross Harbour Board Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Dobbyn's Field: 8.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 34
  • Arthurstown Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Duncannon: 12.0 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 12.4 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 12.9 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 27
Museums: 19
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Castle View: 11.7 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 13.1 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.3 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Crutched Friars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNE 24°794.4 m17.1 mi
Blackstairs MountainNNE 29°732.1 m12.4 mi
Moats of CraanNNE 27°656.5 m17.7 mi
Black Rock MountainNNE 30°599.6 m18.1 mi
KnockroeNNE 25°538.77 m15.3 mi
SlievebawnNNE 19°524.8 m18.0 mi
Brandon HillN 352°515 m8.2 mi
White MountainNNE 29°509 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:40
June solstice05:0620:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3615:1216:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8220351507

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