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Eskir or Doon Castle

Eskir or Doon Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Eskir or Doon Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballinahown Playground and Park, a park 1.6 miles away.

The story

Ruined castle in County Offaly, Ireland.

Wikidata Q30975270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33546, -7.82202

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Endrim Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Moate Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Cocta Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Roughan Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Cloghan Hill: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Devries Shop: 2.8 mi
  • Lemanaghan Castle: 4.3 mi
  • Moorock#: 4.8 mi
  • Coole Castle: 5.6 mi
  • Old Brick Works: 5.7 mi
Springs
Artworks: 39
  • Sculpture Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Grainne Og: 5.7 mi
  • 'The Bargain': 5.8 mi
  • Train: 5.8 mi
  • Bog Sculpture: 6.1 mi
Parks: 23
  • Ballinahown Playground and Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ferbane Bog Boardwalk: 3.9 mi
  • Greenview Park: 5.4 mi
  • Tuar Ard Public Park: 5.8 mi
  • Patrick Kelly Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 13
  • Lemanaghan National School: 4.3 mi
  • Dún na Sí: 5.7 mi
  • Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 5.8 mi
  • Clonmacnoise: 6.8 mi
  • Athlone Music Museum: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Harbour Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Lacca: 23.4 mi
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Clamp Hole Waterfall: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Eskir or Doon Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ArderinSSE527 m21.5 mi
Stillbrook HillSSE514 m19.6 mi
BaunreaghcongSE508 m21.6 mi
Wolftrap MountainSSE487 m19.0 mi
BarcamSSE484 m20.8 mi
Ridge of CapardSE482 m21.8 mi
Carroll's HillSSE482 m19.5 mi
FarbreagueSSE430 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5818:44
June solstice05:0421:0622:04
September equinox07:1718:4719:33
December solstice08:4515:0716:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/926237808

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