Dunsoughly Castle (ruin)
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Dunsoughly Castle (ruin) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Margaret's Well, a spring 0.7 miles away.
The story
Dunsoghly Castle is a castle and a National Monument located in the civil parish of St. Margaret's, County Dublin, Ireland. The castle has been in state ownership since 1914. It is managed by the Office of Public Works.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q25248225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunsink Observatory: 2.9 mi
- National Botanic Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Reconstructed viking house: 4.3 mi
- National Cemetery Visitor's Centre: 4.3 mi
- Swords Round Tower: 4.4 mi
- Ash Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hollywood Great: 9.4 mi
- Newtown Hill: 9.9 mi
- Knockbrack: 10.3 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 10.4 mi
- Inevitable: 1.7 mi
- Ice-Cream Sunset: 1.8 mi
- Welcome to MQI: 2.1 mi
- Lovin Finglas: 2.6 mi
- On the Other Hand: 2.7 mi
- Liam Mellowes Park: 2.3 mi
- Hollywoodrath Monuments: 2.3 mi
- Balcurris Park: 2.8 mi
- Tyrrelstown Park: 3.0 mi
- Johnstown Park: 3.2 mi
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 5.4 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 5.5 mi
- Collins Barracks: 5.5 mi
- 14 Henrietta Street museum: 5.5 mi
- The Riding School: 5.5 mi
- Liam Ó Maoilíosa: 2.2 mi
- Richard McKee: 2.8 mi
- St Canice's Church (ruins): 2.8 mi
- 1916 volunteers meeting point: 3.0 mi
- Santry demesne Folly: 3.2 mi
- Muck & Magic Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- TUD Blanchardstown Horticulture Garden: 3.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.2 mi
- Santry Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Greenview Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 0.7 mi
- St Cronans Well: 4.0 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.7 mi
- Rag Well: 4.8 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 7.7 mi
- Corballis Nudist Beach: 8.1 mi
- Donabate Beach: 8.2 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 8.3 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 8.3 mi
- The Grove: 7.5 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 8.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 9.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 10.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Ben Head: 16.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 18.1 mi
- The Shaft: 19.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 19.7 mi
- Toni's: 6.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 8.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Poplar Square: 20.1 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Dunsoughly Castle (ruin). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 182° | 757 m | 17.2 mi |
| Seefingan | S 188° | 723 m | 16.4 mi |
| Seahan | S 190° | 647 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tonduff | S 173° | 642 m | 18.5 mi |
| Seefin | S 191° | 621 m | 16.9 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | S 188° | 617 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 172° | 593 m | 18.9 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 176° | 585 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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