Historic site · Ireland
Desmond Castle
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Desmond Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Adare Town Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Customers only
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates52.56954, -8.78248
- 16.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Garraunboy Castle: 2.6 mi
- Dunnaman Castle: 2.8 mi
- Clonshire Castle: 3.1 mi
- Cullam Castle: 3.3 mi
- Court Castle: 3.7 mi
Springs
- Toberreendoney: 3.1 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 3.7 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 3.8 mi
- Lady Well: 4.2 mi
- Kinnoor Well: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Tory Hill: 4.6 mi
- Knockfeerina: 6.7 mi
- Skool Hill: 9.4 mi
- Corronoher: 10.4 mi
- Woodcock Hill: 10.9 mi
Parks: 38
- Adare Town Park: 0.5 mi
- Croom Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Mungret Park: 6.1 mi
- Ballingarry Town Park: 7.3 mi
- Baggott Estate Nature Park: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 31
- Dysert Aenghusa: 3.7 mi
- Celtic Park and Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Little Heaven: 4.1 mi
- Stonehall Visitor Farm: 4.4 mi
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 24
- The Maigue: 3.1 mi
- Buddha: 7.3 mi
- Buddha: 7.4 mi
- The Stoney Man: 7.8 mi
- Caiseal Óir: 8.9 mi
Museums: 13
- Culture House: 8.9 mi
- Leamy House: 8.9 mi
- Limerick Museum: 9.2 mi
- Hunt Museum: 9.4 mi
- King John's Visitor's Centre: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Dromore Castle Garden: 5.3 mi
- Feature Garden: 8.4 mi
- Meadowbrook Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Roof Garden: 11.4 mi
- UL Memorial Garden: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Coonagh Nature: 7.1 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 19.7 mi
- Post Office Field: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Curragower Falls: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Yurty's Couch: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Desmond Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moylussa | NNE 31° | 531.6 m | 21.2 mi |
| Seefin Mountain West Top | SSE 148° | 528 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cragnamurragh | NNE 29° | 526 m | 20.1 mi |
| Seefin Mountain East Top | SSE 147° | 510 m | 21.2 mi |
| Seefin South-East Top | SSE 148° | 504 m | 21.6 mi |
| Slievereagh | SE 130° | 464.5 m | 20.7 mi |
| Carron Mountain | SSE 154° | 446.7 m | 19.9 mi |
| Glennagalliagh Mountain | NNE 31° | 446 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:03 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 21:07 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:18 | 16:23 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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