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Desmond Castle

Desmond Castle from directly overhead

Desmond Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Burren stands 433 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Barry, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Castle in County Cork, Ireland

Dates from 1500.

Wikidata Q3752910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates51.70733, -8.52479

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Peter Barry: 0.1 mi
  • Tim & Mortimer McCarthy Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • James Fort Block House: 0.9 mi
  • Ringrone Castle: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Sea Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Hippy Murphy Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Bowling Green: 0.4 mi
  • Dan Cummins Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Village Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 52
Attractions: 43
Springs: 43
  • Lady's Well: 1.1 mi
  • Tobar Nuadhan: 2.6 mi
  • Sunday’s Well: 4.6 mi
  • St Laitiarain's Well: 4.7 mi
  • Sunday's Well: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 38
Museums: 21
Gardens: 18
Peaks: 13
  • Knockrush: 2.2 mi
  • Grange Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Knockshanawee: 16.0 mi
  • Green Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Corran Hill: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 4.3 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 7.2 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 15.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 15.6 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 11.4 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.4 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Interesting Cliffs Ring: 15.4 mi
  • Clonavrick Cliff: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desmond Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BurrenNW 317°433 m23.9 mi
Clearagh HillWNW 297°288 m19.1 mi
Bottle HillN 356°286 m23.6 mi
Rock HillN 349°231 m23.2 mi
Corran HillW 269°228 m18.5 mi
Lyradane MountainNNW 347°226 m22.8 mi
KnockshanaweeNW 314°210 m16.0 mi
Devonshire's HillNNE 25°200 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0318:47
June solstice05:1621:0221:57
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:3915:2416:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/882121818

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