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Glenquin Castle

Glenquin Castle from directly overhead

Glenquin Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Caherbarnagh NW Top stands 668 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Ite's Well, a spring 1.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 15 miles off.

The story

a tower house in County Limerick, Ireland

Wikidata Q30054677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates52.38396, -9.10679

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks: 19
  • Kileedy Eco Park: 2.6 mi
  • Dromcollogher Community Park: 8.7 mi
  • Ballingarry Town Park: 12.1 mi
  • Abha Bhán Parish Park: 15.0 mi
  • Remembrance Garden: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Crag Cave: 17.1 mi
  • Mountshannon Estate: 17.4 mi
  • Little Heaven: 17.4 mi
  • Dysert Aenghusa: 17.9 mi
  • Stonehall Visitor Farm: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 9
Museums: 9
Gardens: 2
  • Dromore Castle Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Carraig Mór: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Three Counties: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kilflynn Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Littor Strand: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Glenquin Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caherbarnagh NW TopS 188°668 m24.3 mi
Caherbarnagh East TopS 184°549 m24.2 mi
Claragh MountainS 179°452 m23.1 mi
BaravehaSW 216°451 m13.9 mi
Carron MountainESE 103°446.7 m23.0 mi
Mount HillarySSE 149°444.1 m22.0 mi
Little CarronESE 103°440.2 m23.5 mi
KnockanefaneSW 215°439 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:49
June solstice05:1521:0722:03
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4515:2116:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/699047339

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