Desmond Castle
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
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 6 mi
- Timoleague View · 11 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 15 mi
- Coast View · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Statue of a Warrior: 6.8 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 7.2 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 11.2 mi
- St Patrick: 11.3 mi
- Christmas Tree: 12.0 mi
- Kinsale Town Wall Model: 0.1 mi
- The Tumble Cart: 0.1 mi
- Kinsale Ghost Tours: 0.1 mi
- Dermot Ryan's Heritage Town Walks: 0.2 mi
- Don & Barry’s Historic Stroll: 0.2 mi
- 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
- Dock Beach: 0.9 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 4.5 mi
- White Strand: 5.0 mi
- Garretstown Strand: 5.0 mi
- Nohaval Cove: 6.0 mi
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Lusitania Museum: 6.1 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 9.5 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 13.0 mi
- Glucksman Gallery: 13.0 mi
- The Town Park: 0.3 mi
- Actons Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Scilly Park: 0.4 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 4.8 mi
- Centenary Garden: 9.7 mi
- Knockrush: 2.2 mi
- Grange Hill: 11.9 mi
- Knockshanawee: 16.0 mi
- Green Hill: 17.5 mi
- Corran Hill: 18.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 15.4 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 19.5 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burren | NW 317° | 433 m | 23.9 mi |
| Clearagh Hill | WNW 297° | 288 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bottle Hill | N 356° | 286 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rock Hill | N 349° | 231 m | 23.2 mi |
| Corran Hill | W 269° | 228 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lyradane Mountain | NNW 347° | 226 m | 22.8 mi |
| Knockshanawee | NW 314° | 210 m | 16.0 mi |
| Devonshire's Hill | NNE 25° | 200 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:24 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/882121818
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