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Inchmore Castle

Inchmore Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Croghan stands 365 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lismaine Castle, a historic site 0.5 miles away.

Ruins of a castle with few walls remaining. Walls on river side have openings to shoot through, most of them triangular in shape on the outside of the castle wall. Most stones were rebuilt into surrounding buildings.

The story

ruins of a castle in Inchmore, Co. Kilkenny

Wikidata Q116209817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.73568, -7.34578

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Nale's Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Knockmannon Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 6.2 mi
  • Ballynalacken Hill: 6.6 mi
Artworks
Parks: 54
  • Millenium Park: 2.3 mi
  • Fair Green: 3.8 mi
  • Kilkenny Countryside Park: 4.4 mi
  • Richmond swimming area: 4.9 mi
  • Millenium Park: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 27
  • Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rothe House Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Famine Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.0 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 17.4 mi
  • Lacca: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock of Foyle: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Inchmore Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CroghanSE 132°365 m18.3 mi
CoppanaghSE 137°365 m18.6 mi
Clomantagh HillW 273°349 m6.8 mi
KnocknamuckSW 231°340 m10.0 mi
Clogrennan HillENE 69°336 m15.1 mi
Fossy MountainNNE 27°332 m16.2 mi
CarrignagappleSSW 202°332 m20.8 mi
Fossy HillNNE 25°323 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0221:58
September equinox07:1618:4519:30
December solstice08:4015:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1132219372

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