Historic site · Ireland
Farney Castle

Farney Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Mauherslieve stands 543 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Well, a spring 1.1 miles away.
The story
castle in Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
Wikidata Q55029741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.67191, -7.90102
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Black Well: 1.1 mi
- Toberagh: 1.4 mi
- Tobermore: 2.0 mi
- Tobernataggert: 2.3 mi
- Toberpatrick: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Castle Fogarty: 1.2 mi
- Ballynahow Castle: 1.8 mi
- Drumbane Castle: 3.0 mi
- Gortkelly Castle: 3.5 mi
- Black Castle: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Moyaliff Hill: 1.5 mi
- Knockane: 2.9 mi
- Pallas Hill: 2.9 mi
- Moher Hill: 4.9 mi
- Killough Hill (site of): 5.1 mi
Parks: 26
- Thurles Town Park: 3.9 mi
- Hollyford Millennium Garden: 9.3 mi
- Fethard Town Park: 16.4 mi
- East Gate Park: 16.7 mi
- Small Plots: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 20
- Holycross Abbey: 2.6 mi
- Black Castle: 3.6 mi
- Pheasant Island: 3.8 mi
- Cormac's Chapel: 10.5 mi
- Hore Abbey: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Marian Year statue: 10.0 mi
- The baptism of King Aengus by saint Patrick: 10.2 mi
- Mr Tayto: 14.8 mi
- Barack and Michelle Obama sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Sheela-na-gig: 16.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Cormackstown Heritage Centre: 1.4 mi
- Lár na Páirce: 3.7 mi
- Famine & War Museum: 4.0 mi
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cashel Folk Musuem: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 13
- Garden of Remembrance: 4.1 mi
- Father Flynn's garden: 6.8 mi
- Kilcommon Prayer Garden: 10.3 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 11.3 mi
- Fairy Garden: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 21.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Blessed Well: 22.7 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Farney Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauherslieve | WNW 282° | 543 m | 12.3 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | N 357° | 480 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cooneen Hill | WNW 302° | 467 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cullaun | W 269° | 460 m | 15.1 mi |
| Gortagarry | NNW 347° | 458 m | 9.8 mi |
| Tooreen | W 264° | 457 m | 9.8 mi |
| Benduff | N 356° | 455 m | 13.3 mi |
| Knockfune | WNW 287° | 452 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:59 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:04 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 15:14 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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