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Dough Castle

Dough Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Slievecallan stands 391 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lahinch Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.8 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Dough Castle (Irish: Dumhach Ui Chonchuir – "sandbank of the O'Connors") is a ruined tower house at Lahinch in County Clare, western Ireland. It was established by the O'Conors in the early 14th century, but nothing remains of the original structures.

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Wikidata Q16962510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.94664, -9.34921

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kilmacregh Church: 1.1 mi
  • Kilmanahn Graveyard: 1.4 mi
  • Famine Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Woodmount House: 2.8 mi
  • Moy Castle: 3.1 mi
Springs
Attractions: 60
Peaks: 41
  • Black Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Knockardakin: 3.8 mi
  • Sea Stack: 4.0 mi
  • Laraghakea Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Knockacarn: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Lahinch Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Trawee: 10.2 mi
  • Poll na gCaorach: 10.4 mi
  • Port na Cille: 10.7 mi
  • Lár na Trá: 10.9 mi
Parks: 21
  • Burren Perfumery Herb Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Abhainn sleibhe cascades: 15.7 mi
  • Claureen Community Orchard: 15.9 mi
  • Garden of Rememberance: 16.5 mi
  • Kincora Park: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 11
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Post Office Field: 16.7 mi
  • Hen Harrier Reserve: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 8.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SlievecallanSSE 156°391 m8.0 mi
Slieve ElvaNNE 19°344 m10.1 mi
SlievecarranNE 54°326 m17.5 mi
Gleninagh MountainNNE 22°316.1 m13.6 mi
DoughbranneenNNE 18°314 m14.0 mi
CappanawallaNNE 28°312 m13.5 mi
AilweeNE 44°304 m14.2 mi
Abbey HillNE 43°293.8 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:50
June solstice05:1221:1122:08
September equinox07:2418:5319:39
December solstice08:4915:1716:23

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/317257142

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