Historic site · Ireland
Hely
Hely is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Devil's Bit Mountain stands 480 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Delaney, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Gorges Hely J.P. of Violethill died 20th July 1820 aged 69 years. John Hely died 19th Oct 1845 aged 30 years. Peter A Hely died 16th April 1857 aged 72 years. Nicholas Hely died 24th Oct 1874 aged 87 years.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.74762, -7.55357
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Clomantagh Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ballylehaun Hill: 3.3 mi
- Graine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Cnoc Seanratha: 4.0 mi
- Kyle Hill: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Delaney: 0.2 mi
- Ballycuddihy Castle: 1.3 mi
- Foulkscourt Castle: 1.5 mi
- Urlingford Castle: 2.1 mi
- Balief Castle (ruins): 2.2 mi
Springs
- Black Well: 1.5 mi
- Toberpatrick: 1.7 mi
- Tobar na súl: 2.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 2.9 mi
- Saint Elakan's Well: 2.9 mi
Parks: 48
- Millenium Park: 3.7 mi
- Parkanahown: 5.8 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 9.6 mi
- Fair Green: 9.6 mi
- Thurles Town Park: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 47
- Our Lady of Peace: 10.3 mi
- Archer: 13.6 mi
- Cainneach: 14.0 mi
- Mary Immaculate: 14.0 mi
- Saint Dominic: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 30
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 2.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 11.5 mi
- Pheasant Island: 11.7 mi
- Black Castle: 11.9 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 12.2 mi
Museums: 19
- Ionad Lachtain: 6.6 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 9.0 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 9.3 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 10.5 mi
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 18
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 6.4 mi
- Fairy Garden: 11.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 11.5 mi
- The King's Garden: 12.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Lacca: 19.7 mi
- Castle View: 23.8 mi
- Knockanacree Woods Main Entrance and Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.1 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock of Foyle: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Hely. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Bit Mountain | WNW 289° | 480 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gortagarry | WNW 285° | 458 m | 17.3 mi |
| Benduff | WNW 297° | 455 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | WNW 292° | 445 m | 16.1 mi |
| Knockanora | W 280° | 433 m | 18.3 mi |
| Garraunbaun | NNW 340° | 406 m | 19.2 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | ESE 106° | 349 m | 2.0 mi |
| Knocknamuck | S 173° | 340 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:58 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:03 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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