Historic site · Ireland
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Keeper Hill stands 692 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Andersons Well, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates52.86291, -8.19664
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Andersons Well: 0.1 mi
- Nenagh Church: 0.1 mi
- Nenagh Castle: 0.2 mi
- Old Barracks: 0.3 mi
- Rathnaleen Castle: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Gibbet Hill: 2.5 mi
- Knigh Hill: 4.3 mi
- Crockeraun: 5.2 mi
- Screggaun: 5.3 mi
- Knockbrack: 5.5 mi
Springs
- Castle Well: 3.1 mi
- Toberbreeda: 3.3 mi
- O'Meara's Well: 3.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.3 mi
- Parker's Well: 5.7 mi
Parks: 33
- Nenagh Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Nenagh Old Park: 0.5 mi
- Ballygraigue: 0.5 mi
- Nenagh Community Allotments: 1.0 mi
- Castlelough Woods Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 31
- Millenium Cross: 8.2 mi
- Model Farm 1850: 9.2 mi
- The Maze: 10.8 mi
- My Next Adventure: 10.8 mi
- Brian Boru Fort: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- The Observation of Stars: 0.4 mi
- Cairn: 8.3 mi
- Barack and Michelle Obama sculpture: 10.6 mi
- Mr Tayto: 10.6 mi
- Marian Year statue: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Nenagh Castle Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Cuan Mhuire: 5.2 mi
- RED Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Killaloe Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Kilcommon Prayer Garden: 12.0 mi
Museums: 14
- Nenagh Heritage Centre: 0.3 mi
- Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre: 8.5 mi
- Cormackstown Heritage Centre: 19.4 mi
- Historic Science Centre: 20.0 mi
- Birr Heritage Centre: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Blessed Well: 5.0 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Yurty's Couch: 20.1 mi
- White Sands: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- Curragower Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Franciscan Friary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeper Hill | SSW 199° | 691.6 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mauherslieve | S 178° | 543 m | 10.7 mi |
| Moylussa | W 262° | 531.6 m | 13.7 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains W Top | SSW 207° | 489 m | 6.5 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | ESE 104° | 480 m | 12.1 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains E Top | SSW 200° | 479 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cooneen Hill | SSE 162° | 467 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cullaun | S 191° | 460 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:00 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:06 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:13 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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