Historic site · Ireland
Great Cross of Sacrifice
Great Cross of Sacrifice is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone of Remembrance, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- On the Cross itself: 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945 On the wall surrounding the cross: (Irish) I NDLI-CHUIMHNE AR 49,400 ÉIREANNACH DO THUIR SA CHOGADH MHOR 1914-1918 (English) TO THE MEMORY OF THE 49.400 IRISH MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34364, -6.31696
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Stone of Remembrance: 0.0 mi
- Dome-Shaped Temple: 0.1 mi
- Irish Citizen Army: 0.2 mi
- Executions of the leaders of the 1916 rising: 0.3 mi
- Chapelizod Bypass: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Great Irish Elk: 0.1 mi
- There is no place like home: 0.2 mi
- Black Pearl: 0.2 mi
- Go Nuts: 0.3 mi
- Deep Forest: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Jim Mitchell Park: 0.7 mi
- Brickfield Park: 0.9 mi
- Markievicz Park: 1.0 mi
- James's Walk: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Kilmainham Gaol: 0.3 mi
- Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 0.6 mi
- The Formal Garden at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 0.7 mi
- Asian lion: 0.8 mi
- Sulawesi crested macaque: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Formal Gardens: 0.7 mi
- People's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.6 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 3.0 mi
- Rag Well: 3.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 3.8 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.4 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.4 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.7 mi
- Spinkeen: 7.2 mi
Museums: 56
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 0.3 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 0.4 mi
- Collins Barracks: 1.2 mi
- Asgard: 1.3 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 4.4 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 4.6 mi
- Merrion Strand: 5.0 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.2 mi
- Seapoint: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 3.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Hawk Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.9 mi
- The Shaft: 14.9 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 0.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Great Cross of Sacrifice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 183° | 757 m | 11.5 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 193° | 722.9 m | 10.7 mi |
| War Hill | S 169° | 684.8 m | 14.3 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 181° | 682.36 m | 14.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 197° | 647.3 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tonduff | S 171° | 642 m | 12.8 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 196° | 620.6 m | 11.3 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 193° | 617.1 m | 9.2 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 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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