Historic site · Ireland
Glencairn
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Glencairn is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Adventure is on our Doorstep, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- C19
How to reach it
Coordinates53.26614, -6.20653
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Adventure is on our Doorstep: 0.1 mi
- Triple Infinity: 0.5 mi
- Breath Your Freedom Depends on You: 0.5 mi
- Sunny Forest: 0.5 mi
- Wash your hands!: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Three Rock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 2.1 mi
- Two Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Kilmashogue: 2.7 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Thomas Joseph Smith (Sudocrem): 1.8 mi
- Airfield Farm: 1.9 mi
- Brian Nolan: 1.9 mi
- Sean Lemass: 1.9 mi
- Hermann Get grave: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Samuel Beckett Civic Campus: 0.8 mi
- Beckett Green: 0.9 mi
- Fernhill Park and Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Clonmore Park: 1.1 mi
- Beechwood Court: 1.3 mi
Museums: 56
- Imaginosity: 0.9 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 1.3 mi
- Pearse Museum: 3.3 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 3.6 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Kilgobbin Castle: 0.5 mi
- Carrickmines Castle: 1.6 mi
- Stillorgan Obelisk: 1.8 mi
- Republican Plot: 1.9 mi
- 1916 Monument: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 51
- Fernhill Heritage Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fernhill Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 1.2 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 1.3 mi
Springs
- Saint James' Well: 1.1 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 4.2 mi
- Well of Gailline: 4.8 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 4.9 mi
- Scurvy Well: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 30
- Seapoint: 2.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.5 mi
- Killiney Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 4.1 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 1.1 mi
- Dingle Glen: 2.2 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 2.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hawk Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 6.1 mi
- The Shaft: 7.9 mi
- Streaky Slab: 8.0 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hawk Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Toni's: 6.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.7 mi
- Poplar Square: 19.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Glencairn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 221° | 757 m | 8.0 mi |
| Djouce | S 188° | 726 m | 9.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 234° | 723 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gravale | SSW 211° | 719 m | 11.5 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 193° | 685 m | 8.9 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 207° | 682 m | 10.6 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 245° | 647 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 199° | 642 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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