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Garrykennedy Castle

Garrykennedy Castle from directly overhead

Garrykennedy Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Keeper Hill stands 692 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Tug of War Device, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

The story

tower house in County Tipperary, Ireland

Wikidata Q32859724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.90546, -8.34581

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Tug of War Device: 0.3 mi
  • Dromineer Castle: 3.2 mi
  • Pallas Castle: 3.4 mi
  • Pallas Church: 3.5 mi
  • Townlough Castle: 4.0 mi
Springs
  • St. Patrick's Well: 3.0 mi
  • Parker's Well: 3.4 mi
  • Toberbreeda: 4.3 mi
  • Lady Well: 4.3 mi
  • Castle Well: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Castlelough Woods: 2.4 mi
  • Castlelough Woods Park: 2.4 mi
  • Woodpark Forest & Fairytrail: 5.0 mi
  • Nenagh Community Allotments: 5.9 mi
  • Nenagh Old Park: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Millenium Cross: 3.4 mi
  • The Maze: 3.9 mi
  • Round Tower: 4.3 mi
  • Model Farm 1850: 5.3 mi
  • Rock: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 20
Museums: 10
  • Nenagh Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
  • Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre: 12.9 mi
  • King John's Visitor's Centre: 20.0 mi
  • Hunt Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Limerick Museum: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Blessed Well: 1.9 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 10.2 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • White Sands: 14.6 mi
  • Yurty's Couch: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Garrykennedy Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeper HillSSE 162°691.6 m11.2 mi
MauherslieveSSE 154°543 m15.1 mi
MoylussaSW 236°531.6 m8.9 mi
CragnamurraghWSW 237°526 m10.2 mi
Silvermine Mountains W TopSSE 159°489 m9.4 mi
Silvermine Mountains E TopSSE 156°479 m9.8 mi
Cooneen HillSE 139°467 m12.9 mi
TountinnaSSW 205°457 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0118:46
June solstice05:0921:0622:03
September equinox07:2018:4919:35
December solstice08:4515:1416:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1008185235

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