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Drishane Castle

Drishane Castle from directly overhead

Drishane Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. The Paps East stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre, a museum 1.5 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 19 miles off.

The story

MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland

Wikidata Q30042121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.07703, -9.04748

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Lime Kiln Aubane: 3.1 mi
  • Sean Riobaird O'Suilleabháin: 4.0 mi
  • Standing Stone ? At J Well: 4.8 mi
  • Paddy Mulcahey 2009: 5.1 mi
  • Stone pile: 5.3 mi
Parks: 22
  • Banteer Park and GAA Club: 7.2 mi
  • Kanturk Castle Grounds: 8.6 mi
  • Greenane Park: 9.2 mi
  • O'Brien Street Park: 9.2 mi
  • Áth Leacaigh: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 8
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 14.1 mi
  • Arboretum: 19.9 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 23.6 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Three Counties: 16.9 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 17.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 23.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Drishane Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Paps EastWSW 245°694 m10.1 mi
The Paps WestWSW 246°690 m10.6 mi
CaherbarnaghWSW 240°681 m6.4 mi
Caherbarnagh NW TopWSW 244°668 m6.5 mi
CrohaneWSW 248°650 m15.5 mi
MullaghanishSSW 212°649 m7.7 mi
MusheramoreSE 146°642.7 m5.3 mi
Knocknabro West TopWSW 241°592 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:49
June solstice05:1621:0622:01
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4315:2316:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1032545479

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