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Dromore Castle

Dromore Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Dromore Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Stumpa Dúloigh stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cappanacush Castle (ruins), a historic site 1.2 miles away. Ring of Kerry runs past it.

The story

Dromore Castle is a manor house in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland, looking out over the Kenmare River. It was built in the 1830s for the Mahony family to a neo-Gothic design by Sir Thomas Deane.

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Wikidata Q5308299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1831

How to reach it

Coordinates51.85720, -9.71793

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 56
Attractions: 42
Beaches: 32
  • Coss Strand: 1.7 mi
  • McRose Beach: 13.7 mi
  • White Strand: 14.2 mi
  • Snave Strand: 14.2 mi
  • Trawnablaha: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 30
Springs: 16
Parks: 11
  • Cumann na mBan Park: 5.8 mi
  • Reenagross Park: 6.2 mi
  • South Square Park: 7.8 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 7.9 mi
  • North Square Park: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Droppa: 6.4 mi
  • Caoinkeen: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Dromore Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stumpa DúloighNNW784 m7.0 mi
Stumpa Duloigh SE TopNNW780 m6.8 mi
MullaghanattinNW773 m7.3 mi
Stumpa Dúloigh SW TopNNW663 m6.9 mi
CoomnadihaSSE644 m5.6 mi
KnocklomenaNNW641 m5.1 mi
Cnoc na gCapallN639 m5.2 mi
Beann South TopNW639 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0718:52
June solstice05:2021:0822:03
September equinox07:2518:5519:40
December solstice08:4515:2816:31

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/537514156

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