Dún na Station castle
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Dún na Station castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 574 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wave Chieftain Whale Watching, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Dunasead Castle (Irish: Dún na Séad, meaning 'fort of the jewels'), sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Traditionally associated with the chiefs of clan O'Driscoll, the castle was purchased and restored by members of the McCarthy family in the late 1990s, and partially opened to the public from 2005.
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Wikidata Q5314093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 29.1 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Carraigín Na Súl · 6 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 7 mi
- Sailor's Hill · 8 mi
- Altar · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cow Strand: 2.2 mi
- Silver Strand: 2.3 mi
- White Strand: 2.6 mi
- Main Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hard Strand: 3.1 mi
- Knockomagh: 3.1 mi
- Cnoicín an tSeabhaic: 5.3 mi
- Cnoc na nGabhar: 5.9 mi
- Sliabh Riach: 5.9 mi
- Carraig a' Rince: 6.1 mi
- Tullagh Church: 0.5 mi
- Ballylinchy Signal Tower: 1.0 mi
- Dún na Long Castle: 1.2 mi
- Rincolisky Castle: 3.0 mi
- Clochán: 3.4 mi
- Wave Chieftain Whale Watching: 0.1 mi
- Tobar Bríde: 3.4 mi
- Irish Sky Garden: 6.0 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 6.0 mi
- Leaba Dhiarmuida agus Ghráinne: 6.3 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 4.7 mi
- Faill Chú: 5.7 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 6.1 mi
- Faill Bhróighe: 6.8 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 6.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.1 mi
- Toberconnell: 3.3 mi
- Tobar Chuas an Uisce: 3.4 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 6.1 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 7.0 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 5.7 mi
- Heritage Centre: 6.4 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 16.8 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 18.6 mi
- Cottage Museum: 18.7 mi
- Rossa Park: 6.5 mi
- The Rock: 6.6 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 7.6 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 17.2 mi
- Gearagh Park: 20.8 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 8.0 mi
- Heron Garden: 13.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.8 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 22.0 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 6.4 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 13.2 mi
- Sam Maguire: 19.9 mi
- Molly the Púca: 21.2 mi
- The Druid: 23.4 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 16.3 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 18.3 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 20.5 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 23.3 mi
- Fall Down: 6.2 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 22.4 mi
- The Bridge: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Dún na Station castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 326° | 574 m | 19.6 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NNE 18° | 535 m | 17.4 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NNE 16° | 509 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mullach Méise | N 9° | 494 m | 15.7 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NNE 14° | 470 m | 18.4 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNE 11° | 452 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Gabriel | NW 305° | 407 m | 8.8 mi |
| An Cab Dubh | NNW 344° | 378 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 21:05 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:30 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/285935622
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