Cullahill Castle
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Cullahill Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Parkanahown, a park 0.2 miles away.
The story
Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. Cullahill Castle takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to Cullahill village.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5192972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- c.1425
- Height
- 27 m
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Knockmannon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Ballylehaun Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cnoc Seanratha: 4.9 mi
- Clomantagh Hill: 5.5 mi
- Knockheel Hill: 5.9 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 13.7 mi
- Archer: 13.9 mi
- Cainneach: 14.3 mi
- Title, X and O (Arch and Sundial): 14.3 mi
- Saint Dominic: 14.4 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.4 mi
- Toberawillin: 1.9 mi
- Saint Elakan's Well: 3.1 mi
- Tobar na súl: 3.1 mi
- Tobar an leathair: 3.3 mi
- Nigel Pio Doheny: 2.7 mi
- Glashare Castle (ruins): 2.7 mi
- Durrow Castle: 3.6 mi
- Emigration Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 3.9 mi
- Parkanahown: 0.2 mi
- Millenium Park: 3.4 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 4.0 mi
- Fair Green: 6.1 mi
- Dr. Breen Park: 8.3 mi
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 7.5 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Dunmore Caves: 11.0 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 11.3 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 5.4 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 6.6 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 7.2 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 8.8 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 11.3 mi
- The King's Garden: 7.0 mi
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 7.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 7.0 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 11.6 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.2 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 23.8 mi
- Lacca: 15.5 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 23.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cullahill Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | NNW 334° | 527 m | 17.3 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | N 355° | 508 m | 18.6 mi |
| Barcam | NNW 334° | 484 m | 18.0 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | W 271° | 480 m | 18.5 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | W 274° | 445 m | 18.3 mi |
| Farbreague | NNW 327° | 430 m | 17.2 mi |
| Castleconor | NNW 346° | 407 m | 17.9 mi |
| Garraunbaun | NW 324° | 406 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/180726239
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