Historic site · Ireland
De Courcey Castle
De Courcey Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Carrigfadda stands 312 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lusitania Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built by Patrick De Courcey and his brother Myles in 1230
How to reach it
Coordinates51.61803, -8.54161
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 1 mi
- Timoleague View · 8 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 12 mi
- Coast View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Lusitania Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Howe Strand Coastguard and Telegraph Station: 4.5 mi
- Ringfinnan 9/11 Garden of Remembrance: 4.9 mi
- Ringrone Castle: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Dan Cummins Park: 5.4 mi
- The Bowling Green: 5.9 mi
- Sea Garden: 6.1 mi
- Hippy Murphy Park: 6.1 mi
- The Village Park: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 43
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 9.8 mi
- St Patrick: 9.8 mi
- Statue of a Warrior: 11.2 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 11.4 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 40
- White Strand: 1.9 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 1.9 mi
- Garretstown Strand: 2.4 mi
- Howe's Strand: 4.6 mi
- Dock Beach: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 40
- The Moving Statue: 4.3 mi
- Blacks Brewery & Distillery: 5.7 mi
- Kinsale Deep Sea Angling Charters: 5.9 mi
- Kinsale Harbour Cruises: 5.9 mi
- Spanish Galleon Mainmast: 6.0 mi
Springs: 26
- Tobar Nuadhan: 3.6 mi
- Sunday’s Well: 4.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.1 mi
- Trinity Well: 7.4 mi
- St Anne's Well: 9.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Lusitania Museum: 0.1 mi
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 6.1 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 12.1 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 12.2 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 17
- Actons Gardens: 6.0 mi
- The Town Park: 6.0 mi
- Scilly Park: 6.2 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 9.1 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 8
- Knockrush: 4.2 mi
- Grange Hill: 17.5 mi
- Corran Hill: 18.7 mi
- Green Hill: 20.0 mi
- Knockshanawee: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 7.4 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 11.4 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 21.5 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 21.6 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 16.5 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 18.7 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 20.7 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 12.7 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of De Courcey Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigfadda | W 273° | 312 m | 23.8 mi |
| Clearagh Hill | NW 312° | 288 m | 22.0 mi |
| Corran Hill | WNW 288° | 228 m | 18.7 mi |
| Knockshanawee | NNW 328° | 210 m | 20.5 mi |
| Knockrush | NNE 14° | 32 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 21:02 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:25 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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