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Fethard Castle

Fethard Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hook Head Adventures, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

14th-century castle in Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, Ireland, which was erected as a summer residence for the bishop of Ferns

Wikidata Q30971172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates52.19336, -6.83990

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Historic sites
  • Kilcloggan Castle: 2.1 mi
  • Templetown Catholic Chapel (ruins): 2.3 mi
  • Tower (ruins): 2.5 mi
  • Old Templar Church: 2.5 mi
  • Saltmills Explosion Memorial: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 57
Peaks: 45
Beaches: 40
  • Grange Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Baginbun Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Carnivan Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Dollar Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Templetown Bay Beach: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 39
Parks: 39
  • Beach Lost and Found Point: 6.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Dobbyn's Field: 8.5 mi
  • Foulksmills Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lower Field: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 18
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fethard Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstairs MountainN 3°732.1 m24.6 mi
Brandon HillNNW 346°515 m22.6 mi
White MountainN 360°509 m21.7 mi
CarrigroeN 1°495 m22.5 mi
Bran PoceaghN 359°489 m21.5 mi
CarrigalachanN 0°463 m23.3 mi
SlievebaunN 4°444 m23.5 mi
Ballycronigan RockN 359°443 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5518:40
June solstice05:0720:5721:53
September equinox07:1418:4419:28
December solstice08:3515:1416:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/161248542

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