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Gortnagane Ring Fort

Gortnagane Ring Fort from directly overhead

Gortnagane Ring Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Mangerton stands 838 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Paps East, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 9.9 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.04051, -9.25618

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Paps East: 1.7 mi
  • The Paps West: 1.9 mi
  • Knocknabro West Top: 2.0 mi
  • Knocknabro NE Top: 2.1 mi
  • Knocknabro East Top: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Springs: 44
Attractions: 32
Artworks: 24
Parks: 19
  • Áth Leacaigh: 7.8 mi
  • Stone garden: 10.6 mi
  • Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
  • Killarney House: 10.8 mi
  • River Island Park: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 9
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 3
  • McRose Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Coss Strand: 21.8 mi
  • Snave Strand: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Clonavrick Cliff: 14.5 mi
  • Caoinkeen: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Three Counties: 17.9 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Gortnagane Ring Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MangertonWSW 244°838.2 m10.9 mi
Mangerton North TopWSW 246°782 m10.3 mi
StoompaWSW 243°705 m9.1 mi
Glencappul TopWSW 246°700 m10.0 mi
The Paps EastS 190°694 m1.7 mi
The Paps WestSSW 205°690 m1.9 mi
CaherbarnaghE 101°681 m3.4 mi
Caherbarnagh NW TopE 96°668 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:50
June solstice05:1721:0722:02
September equinox07:2318:5319:38
December solstice08:4415:2516:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4297684552

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