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George Travers Maccartney Memorial Fountain

George Travers Maccartney Memorial Fountain from directly overhead

George Travers Maccartney Memorial Fountain is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dervock Riverside Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 4.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In grateful recollection of George Travers Maccartney. esquire DL of Lissanoure who died 29th August 1874. This fountain is erected by a tenantry who deeply deplore his loss to them as an indulgent landlord and a kind friend
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Coordinates55.12320, -6.46911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Kirk Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Islandcorr: 5.7 mi
  • Fort Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Ballylough Big Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Ballyknock Hill: 7.3 mi
Parks: 38
  • Dervock Riverside Park: 0.1 mi
  • Carnany Park: 3.8 mi
  • Megaw Park: 3.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 4.1 mi
  • Ballymoney Showgrounds: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 34
Gardens: 15
  • Benvardin Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 3.8 mi
  • Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Beardiville Walled Garden: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 15
Museums: 14
Beaches: 8
  • Portballintrae Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 7.3 mi
  • East Strand: 8.7 mi
  • Portstewart Strand: 11.4 mi
  • Castlerock Beach: 12.8 mi
Springs: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dunseverick Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Hermit's Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 16.2 mi
  • Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 16.4 mi
  • Grillagh Waterfall: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Dunsevrick: 8.1 mi
  • Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 13.9 mi
  • Fairhead - The Prow: 14.1 mi
  • Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 14.1 mi
  • Fairhead: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Quilley Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
  • Ballyhacket View: 14.8 mi
  • Cottage Park: 16.2 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 2.8 mi
  • Lissanduff Earthworks: 7.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of George Travers Maccartney Memorial Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrostanESE 113°550 m13.5 mi
SlievenaneeESE 120°543 m13.3 mi
KnocklaydENE 73°514 m9.0 mi
SlieveanorraESE 109°508 m10.2 mi
BenbradaghSW 233°465 m20.2 mi
Carn TóchairSW 216°464 m19.5 mi
Skerry HillSE 126°459 m12.0 mi
BovielSW 228°454 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5118:39
June solstice04:4621:0822:10
September equinox07:1218:4019:27
December solstice08:5014:4415:59

Local time (Europe/London).

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11522828093

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