Historic site · Ireland
Drinking Well
Drinking Well is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Choir Monk, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- 1899. Fresh water drinking fountain. This fountain was the first drinking water supply for the town. The original location was closer to the north west corner of Duiske Abbey.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.54098, -6.95532
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Choir Monk: 0.0 mi
- St. Moling: 0.0 mi
- Saint Fiacre: 0.0 mi
- Knight of Duiske: 0.0 mi
- Scribe Monk: 0.0 mi
Peaks
- Brandon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Croghan: 3.0 mi
- Monasilloge: 3.3 mi
- Coppanagh: 3.6 mi
- Frengh Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 6.2 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 8.9 mi
- Library Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Knight of Duiske: 0.0 mi
- Bianconi Archway: 0.0 mi
- Assembly Rooms: 0.0 mi
- Market House: 0.1 mi
- Widow's Cottages: 0.1 mi
Springs
- Lady's Well: 0.1 mi
- Keating's Well: 0.1 mi
- Saint Michael's Well: 0.6 mi
- Fr. Cloney's Well: 1.0 mi
- Ballynakill Wells: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 55
- Ballyogan Cross: 0.0 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 0.1 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 7.6 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 7.8 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 8.9 mi
Museums: 25
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 6.4 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 13.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 14.6 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Forge Masters Garden: 5.9 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.5 mi
- High Hill Norman Garden: 10.0 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 11
- Arthurstown Beach: 20.6 mi
- Duncannon: 22.2 mi
- Raheen Strand: 22.6 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.2 mi
- Booley Bay Beach: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Thomastown Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 21.0 mi
- Fiddown Island: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 7.2 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Drinking Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NE 54° | 794 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 85° | 732 m | 6.3 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 57° | 657 m | 10.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 61° | 600 m | 10.9 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 63° | 539 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slievebawn | NE 42° | 525 m | 9.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSW 200° | 515 m | 2.3 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 117° | 509 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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