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Gurteen Castle

Gurteen Castle from directly overhead

Gurteen Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the south-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Men in A Boat, a artwork 0.5 miles away.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.36037, -7.59300

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carrigeenseebohilla: 1.2 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Carrigcoum: 2.2 mi
  • Carrigseegowna: 3.2 mi
  • Shauneenabreaga: 3.3 mi
Springs
Artworks: 53
Historic sites: 53
Parks: 47
  • Richard Mulcahy Town Park: 3.6 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 4.4 mi
  • The Green: 7.7 mi
  • Castle Park: 7.9 mi
  • East Gate Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 44
Museums: 21
Gardens: 16
Beaches: 12
  • Stradbally Cove: 17.3 mi
  • Ballydowane Cove: 17.7 mi
  • Bunmahon Strand: 18.1 mi
  • Tra na mBo: 18.1 mi
  • Stage Cove: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Mahon Valley: 9.0 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Castle View: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Gurteen Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kilclooney MountainSSE792 m8.3 mi
CarrignagowerSSE767 m6.9 mi
KnockanaffrinS755 m5.0 mi
CurraghduffSSE750 m7.7 mi
CoumfeaS742 m8.5 mi
Coumfea North TopS728 m7.9 mi
SeefinS726 m10.2 mi
KnockaunapeebraSSE724 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5818:43
June solstice05:0921:0121:57
September equinox07:1718:4719:31
December solstice08:3915:1516:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/818838520

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