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Huntington Castle

Huntington Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington Castle & Gardens, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625. It is now a private house open to the public for guided tours throughout June, July, August and September.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5945297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.69048, -6.64908

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gibbet Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Urelands Hill: 3.3 mi
  • John's Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Greenoge: 3.9 mi
  • Moylisha Hill: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Dolphins: 13.0 mi
  • Geometric Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Love 'Scorthy Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Ballerina Boxer Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Enniscorthy Phoenix: 13.4 mi
Historic sites
Springs
Parks: 38
  • Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 2.5 mi
  • The Fair Green: 13.0 mi
  • The Green: 13.1 mi
  • Bellefield Dog Park: 13.1 mi
  • Fair Green: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 29
Gardens: 13
Beaches: 13
  • Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Short Strand Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Roney Point Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Donaghmore Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Glascarrig Beach: 20.2 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 9
  • South Prison: 20.5 mi
  • Goat Bench: 20.6 mi
  • North Prison: 20.6 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 22.1 mi
  • Abseil: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 22.0 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Coolalingo: 22.6 mi
  • Rock of Foyle: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Castle View: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.9 mi
  • Thomastown Quarry: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Huntington Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterSW794 m7.4 mi
Blackstairs MountainSW732 m11.8 mi
Moats of CraanSW657 m6.6 mi
Croghan KinsellaENE606 m15.4 mi
Black Rock MountainSSW600 m6.0 mi
Croghan Kinsella East TopENE562 m15.9 mi
KnockroeSW539 m9.0 mi
Ballycurragh HillNE536 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5418:39
June solstice05:0320:5921:55
September equinox07:1318:4319:28
December solstice08:3715:0916:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1565547952

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