Historic site · Ireland
Fort Falkland
Fort Falkland is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cromwell's Castle, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1624
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates53.19207, -7.99159
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cloghan Hill: 5.5 mi
- Redmond Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 6.8 mi
- Split Hill: 8.3 mi
- Endrim Hill: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Cromwell's Castle: 0.2 mi
- Fort Eliza: 0.2 mi
- Corrigans Corner: 0.3 mi
- Cloghan Castle: 3.1 mi
- Keeloge Batteries: 3.4 mi
Springs
- Lady's Well: 2.8 mi
- Eye Well: 2.8 mi
- All Saints' Well: 2.8 mi
- St. Saran's Well: 3.8 mi
- Lug Holy Well: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 42
Parks: 31
- Noggus Bog: 7.3 mi
- Ferbane Bog Boardwalk: 9.0 mi
- Killaun Bog Boardwalk: 9.2 mi
- Turraun Wetlands: 11.2 mi
- Ballinahown Playground and Park: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 17
- Banagher Marina: 0.2 mi
- Banagher Martello Tower: 0.2 mi
- Clonfert Cathedral: 4.4 mi
- Shannonbridge Fort: 6.5 mi
- The Great Telescope 'Leviathan': 7.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Historic Science Centre: 7.3 mi
- Birr Heritage Centre: 7.5 mi
- Clonmacnoise: 9.3 mi
- Lough Boora Sculpture Park: 10.9 mi
- Lemanaghan National School: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Millenium Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Birr Community Growery: 7.2 mi
- Kilcormac Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Oliver Donoghue's Yard since 1992: 17.1 mi
- RED Gardens: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Knockanacree Woods Main Entrance and Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Lacca: 20.8 mi
- Harbour Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Blessed Well: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Fort Falkland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | SE 127° | 527 m | 17.5 mi |
| Stillbrook Hill | ESE 119° | 514 m | 16.8 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | ESE 111° | 508 m | 21.2 mi |
| Wolftrap Mountain | ESE 111° | 487 m | 17.9 mi |
| Barcam | SE 125° | 484 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | ESE 108° | 482 m | 21.9 mi |
| Carroll's Hill | ESE 122° | 482 m | 16.0 mi |
| Benduff | S 173° | 455 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:59 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:06 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:09 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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