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Fiddaun Castle

Fiddaun Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tubber RIC Barracks (Ruins), a historic site 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4185864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.01056, -8.87945

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
  • Knocklawrence: 3.6 mi
  • Slieve Roe: 4.8 mi
  • Mullagh More: 5.1 mi
  • Knockanes: 5.1 mi
  • Turloughmore Mountain: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 58
Parks: 56
  • Deer Park: 3.6 mi
  • Canon Quinn Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kiltartan Millennium Park: 6.7 mi
  • Burren Perfumery Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Raeglas: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 29
Beaches: 14
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 3
  • Post Office Field: 12.3 mi
  • Hen Harrier Reserve: 20.2 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Fiddaun Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaSE 129°531.6 m19.3 mi
CragnamurraghSE 133°526 m18.8 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainSE 134°446 m19.5 mi
Ballykildea MountainSE 131°412 m20.8 mi
MagheraESE 113°400 m7.3 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainESE 102°395 m15.1 mi
SlievecallanSW 234°391 m20.1 mi
ScalpE 94°380 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0318:48
June solstice05:1021:0922:06
September equinox07:2218:5119:37
December solstice08:4815:1516:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/338107781

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