Dunlough Castle
Dunlough Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Hungry Hill stands 682 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mizen Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Dunlough Castle, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the Mizen Peninsula, looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of Ireland. Founded in 1207 by Donagh O’Mahony, Dunlough is one of the oldest castles in Ireland and an example of Norman architecture and dry stone masonry.
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Wikidata Q5315471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1207
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 21.6 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Altar · 8 mi
- Seefin · 9 mi
- Finn McCool's Seat · 9 mi
- Gour · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mizen Peak: 1.8 mi
- Knockboy: 3.4 mi
- Knocknamaddree: 4.1 mi
- Ballyroon Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Knockaphuca: 6.2 mi
- Cloghane Signal Tower: 2.1 mi
- Fastnet Lighthouse Centenary Stone-Course: 2.2 mi
- Irada: 2.3 mi
- Creamery Platform: 2.7 mi
- Brow Head Signal Tower: 3.6 mi
- Chimney Cove: 2.7 mi
- Traneen: 10.9 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 11.5 mi
- Trawnablaha: 12.1 mi
- Trawnablaha: 12.2 mi
- Mizen Head Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Mizen Head Visitors Centre: 2.3 mi
- Barley Cove: 2.3 mi
- two standing stones: 8.5 mi
- Stone Row: 9.2 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 22.4 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 24.0 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 24.5 mi
- Scots Pine Ogham Sculpture: 24.6 mi
- Alder Ogham Sculpture: 24.7 mi
- Toberulla: 3.4 mi
- Well of the poets: 9.6 mi
- Tobervanaha: 13.0 mi
- Tobar Chuas an Uisce: 16.6 mi
- Lady's Well: 19.5 mi
- Heron Garden: 12.0 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.4 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 21.4 mi
- Allihies Copper Mine Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 14.9 mi
- Bryce House: 21.5 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 24.4 mi
- Heritage Centre: 24.4 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 23.5 mi
- Rossa Park: 24.5 mi
- The Wild Garden: 24.7 mi
- South Square Park: 24.7 mi
- The Rock: 24.8 mi
- Droppa: 20.4 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 24.3 mi
- 2: 24.3 mi
- 2: 24.4 mi
- 2: 24.4 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 20.0 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 21.9 mi
- Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 23.3 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- The Bridge: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Dunlough Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hill | N 6° | 682 m | 14.2 mi |
| Maulin | N 354° | 621 m | 14.6 mi |
| Lackabane | N 3° | 603 m | 16.6 mi |
| Eskatarriff | N 0° | 600.5 m | 16.3 mi |
| Coomacloghane | N 359° | 599 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tooth Mountain | N 1° | 592 m | 17.6 mi |
| Knocknagree | N 358° | 586 m | 14.6 mi |
| Maulin North Top | N 354° | 579 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:08 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 21:07 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:31 | 16:33 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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