Glenveagh Castle
Glenveagh Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. An Earagail stands 751 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Glenveagh Castle (Irish: Caisleán Ghleann Bheatha) is a large castellated mansion located in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ireland and was built in about 1870.
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Dates from 1869.
Wikidata Q140038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Polduce · 10 mi
- Horn Head · 12 mi
- Manorcunningham view · 15 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Altachoastin: 0.4 mi
- Keamnacally: 0.9 mi
- Saggartnadooish East Top: 1.3 mi
- Cionn Bheatha: 1.6 mi
- Saggartnadooish: 1.9 mi
- The Bridge of Tears: 4.0 mi
- Altan Tower: 4.3 mi
- Dunlewey Church of Ireland: 5.8 mi
- Colm Cille Old Church: 7.7 mi
- Doe Castle: 8.0 mi
- Marble Hill Strand: 10.1 mi
- Killahoey Beach: 10.3 mi
- Magheroarty Beach: 10.7 mi
- Tra Mór: 11.0 mi
- Duaibh / Dooey: 13.9 mi
- Master Sword in Stone: 3.3 mi
- Glebe House and Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Dunlewey Centre: 7.1 mi
- The Tunnel: 8.7 mi
- Newmills Corn and Flax Mills: 9.8 mi
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 7.4 mi
- Ballymacool Park: 10.2 mi
- Foxhill open Park: 10.3 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 10.8 mi
- Bernard McGlinchey Town Park: 10.9 mi
- Doon Well: 5.9 mi
- Toberbride: 14.5 mi
- St. Bridget's Wells: 17.7 mi
- Tobar Mháire Alec: 19.2 mi
- Tober Well: 19.2 mi
- Flute: 11.4 mi
- Metal Cello: 11.4 mi
- Letterkenny Heart artwork: 11.4 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 17.8 mi
- Reading Chaucer: 18.9 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 3.9 mi
- Inland Crag: 16.6 mi
- Narrow Zawn: 16.6 mi
- Main Wall: 16.6 mi
- Crohy Head Sea Arch: 21.1 mi
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 9.9 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 10.8 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 19.8 mi
- Dunree Centre: 19.8 mi
- St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 20.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.0 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 18.9 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 2.2 mi
- Crolly Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 11.1 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Glenveagh Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Earagail | W 269° | 751 m | 5.7 mi |
| Slieve Snaght | WSW 238° | 678 m | 7.1 mi |
| Muckish | NNW 348° | 667 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dooish | W 271° | 652 m | 2.4 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | NW 304° | 602 m | 4.1 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain | WSW 238° | 596 m | 6.4 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain NE Top | WSW 239° | 585 m | 6.0 mi |
| Aghla More | WNW 293° | 581 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:57 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:14 | 22:16 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 14:51 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/407703730
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