Historic site · Ireland
Famous Horses of Kells
Famous Horses of Kells is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kells Priory Mill Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Redrum, [...] Kellsboro Jack, Remittance Man, Wayward Lad, Carlingford Castle
How to reach it
Coordinates52.53966, -7.27307
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- James Hoban Memorial: 4.3 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 4.8 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 5.0 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 6.6 mi
- Trinity Stone: 7.6 mi
Peaks
- Carricknagappul: 7.4 mi
- Chapel Rock: 7.6 mi
- Carricktriss Gorse: 8.9 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 9.3 mi
- Knockanbawn: 9.3 mi
Parks
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 0.2 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 5.1 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 5.7 mi
- The Quarry: 7.3 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 7.5 mi
Springs
- Lacken Well: 0.3 mi
- Toberbride: 1.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 1.3 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 1.8 mi
- Toberakin: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Water Tower: 0.3 mi
- Prior's Tower: 0.3 mi
- Newtown (Erly) Towerhouse: 1.8 mi
- Site of tennis club: 1.9 mi
- RIC Barracks: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 48
- Kilree Round Tower: 1.5 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 5.0 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 5.1 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 5.8 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 6.6 mi
Museums: 24
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 0.2 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 5.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 7.8 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 7.9 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- Walled Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shrubberies: 3.7 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 4.6 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 5.9 mi
- Orchard: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 8.7 mi
- Fiddown Island: 14.8 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 17.8 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 17.5 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Mahon Falls: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 6.3 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.2 mi
- Mahon Valley: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Arthurstown Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Famous Horses of Kells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenamon | WSW 238° | 720 m | 14.4 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | WSW 241° | 564 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sheegouna | WSW 239° | 554 m | 13.8 mi |
| Brandon Hill | E 99° | 515 m | 12.7 mi |
| White Mountain | E 97° | 509 m | 18.2 mi |
| Knockahunna | WSW 241° | 503 m | 13.5 mi |
| Carrigroe | E 94° | 495 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | E 97° | 489 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10053282308
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