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Eskir or Doon Castle

Eskir or Doon Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Eskir or Doon Castle, a historic site in Irelanddougf · CC BY-SA 2.0

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
Springs
Historic sites
  • 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
Artworks: 42
  • 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: 25
  • 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: 9
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
ArderinSSE 161°527 m21.5 mi
Stillbrook HillSSE 157°514 m19.6 mi
BaunreaghcongSE 144°508.195 m21.6 mi
Wolftrap MountainSSE 149°487 m19.0 mi
BarcamSSE 161°484 m20.8 mi
Ridge of CapardSE 141°482.088 m21.8 mi
Carroll's HillSSE 161°482 m19.5 mi
FarbreagueSSE 166°430 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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