Historic site
Gilford Castle
Gilford Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Slieve Gullion stands 573 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunbarton House, a historic site 0.6 miles away.
The story
Country house in Craigavon, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Wikidata Q126699181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates54.36919, -6.35465
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Woodlands Park: 0.8 mi
- Scarva Park: 2.7 mi
- Huntly Park: 3.0 mi
- Havelock Park: 3.1 mi
- Solitude Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Single Tree Hill: 1.0 mi
- Carney Hill: 8.6 mi
- Ouley: 9.0 mi
- Knockiveagh: 9.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.4 mi
Artworks
- From the Bridge to the Hills: 3.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 5.0 mi
- Spins the Reel, Spins the Wheel: 7.0 mi
- Heathcliff and Cathy: 11.2 mi
- The Inner Solar System: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Dunbarton House: 0.6 mi
- Stramore House: 1.2 mi
- Scarva Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Tayto Castle: 2.7 mi
- Downshire Bridge: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 41
- Fairy ring: 4.1 mi
- Lisnamintry Rath: 4.3 mi
- Game of Thrones Studio Tour: 6.0 mi
- Tannaghmore Farm: 6.7 mi
- Dean Swift's Well: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 41
- Edenvilla Secret Garden: 5.0 mi
- Pleasure gardens: 5.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.4 mi
- Harry Ferguson Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Iron Hawk Area: 14.3 mi
- Heather Blazing Area: 14.4 mi
- Ride Lonesome Area: 14.4 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 14.4 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Knockiveagh Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Keggall Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Lindsay's Hill Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Sandbank Road Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Museums: 19
- Barn Museum: 6.7 mi
- Milford House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Armagh County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum: 12.0 mi
- No 5 Vicars' Hill: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 14.0 mi
- Drumcrow ASSI: 15.4 mi
Springs: 5
- St Moninna's Well: 16.4 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 22.0 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 23.0 mi
- St. John's Well: 23.9 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stepping Stones: 9.1 mi
- Black Stairs: 21.6 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Castleshane Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Gilford Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Gullion | S 191° | 573 m | 17.4 mi |
| Slieve Croob | E 97° | 534 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cock Mountain South-West Top | SE 141° | 505 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cock Mountain | SE 140° | 504 m | 17.4 mi |
| Spaltha | SE 135° | 477 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spelga | SE 137° | 472 m | 17.3 mi |
| Slievenisky | E 99° | 446 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slievenamiskan | SE 139° | 444 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:05 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:52 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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