Historic site · Ireland
Headfort House
Headfort House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Slieve Na Calliagh stands 329 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle ruins, a historic site 0.8 miles away.
The story
18th century country house near Kells, County Meath, Ireland.
Wikidata Q17984559, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.73424, -6.84722
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cherry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Balreask: 1.3 mi
- Deerpark: 2.1 mi
- Mountainpole: 2.5 mi
- Gravelstown: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Castle ruins: 0.8 mi
- Kells Anglers Association Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Saint John's Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Headfort Grove 1976-2016: 1.2 mi
- The Parnell Garden: 1.3 mi
Springs
- Saint Colmcille's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 1.8 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 3.1 mi
- Saint Keeran's Well: 4.6 mi
- Saint Reid's Well: 5.6 mi
Parks: 45
- Blackthorn Grove Park: 1.0 mi
- Old Kells Courthouse: 1.1 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 1.4 mi
- Deerpark Carlanstown: 2.3 mi
- People's Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 28
- Our Lady of Lourdes: 1.1 mi
- Jesus: 1.1 mi
- Plough: 1.2 mi
- Sentinel At Dusk: 1.2 mi
- Angel of the Past: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Kells Round Tower: 1.4 mi
- Causey Farm: 5.6 mi
- Farmaphobia: 5.6 mi
- Donaghmore Round Tower: 8.7 mi
- Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 11
- Parnell Garden: 1.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.8 mi
- Virginia Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Loughcrew Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Bailieborough Bridewell: 13.7 mi
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 15.5 mi
- The GPO Exhibition: 17.1 mi
- Cavan County Museum: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 17.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Rock of Curry: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Headfort House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Na Calliagh | W 274° | 329 m | 10.8 mi |
| Teevurcher | NNW 344° | 255 m | 10.8 mi |
| Edennagully | N 350° | 237 m | 11.2 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | ENE 78° | 225 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ughtyneill | N 354° | 204 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mullagh Hill | NW 320° | 201 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bruise Hill | WNW 303° | 196 m | 8.5 mi |
| Greaghnadarragh | NNW 343° | 196 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:04 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:00 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/301483864
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