Historic site · Ireland
Kanturk Castle
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Kanturk Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Caherbarnagh stands 681 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanturk Castle Grounds, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring of Kerry passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1601
How to reach it
Coordinates52.16488, -8.90275
- 26.5 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Hanna Sheehy: 1.0 mi
- Site of Old Lismire School: 4.7 mi
- Lohort Castle: 5.1 mi
- Alice Taylor Monument: 5.4 mi
- Lisgriffin Castle: 7.7 mi
Springs
- Poulgorm: 2.2 mi
- St Fursey's Well: 2.3 mi
- Inghean Bhuidhe's Well: 3.8 mi
- Sunday Well: 3.8 mi
- Kilmacow Holy Well: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Hillary: 4.6 mi
- Knockboy: 7.7 mi
- Eagle's Nest: 7.8 mi
- Knockarnad: 7.9 mi
- Glucknanuff: 8.1 mi
Parks: 28
- Kanturk Castle Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Greenane Park: 0.8 mi
- O'Brien Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Banteer Park and GAA Club: 2.6 mi
- Drommahane Park: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 15
- Lombardstown Mural: 6.1 mi
- The Village Forge: 11.0 mi
- Tiny Feet Zoo / Farm: 17.9 mi
- Jumping Cat: 18.1 mi
- Bronze Age Girl: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 11
- Doneraile House: 14.0 mi
- Bealick Mill: 18.1 mi
- Anne's Grove Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 21.4 mi
- Kilmallock Abbey: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Mallow Castle House: 11.4 mi
- Carraig Mór: 20.1 mi
- The Square: 21.4 mi
- Glenville Park Walled Garden: 21.5 mi
- Poison Garden: 21.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 10.1 mi
- National Co-op Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Eamonn De Valera Museum: 20.6 mi
- Independence Museum: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Three Counties: 16.2 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 22.2 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 22.3 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lover' Leap: 12.1 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.1 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 20.0 mi
- Stone Beach: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 21.8 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Kanturk Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caherbarnagh | SW 232° | 681 m | 14.9 mi |
| Caherbarnagh NW Top | SW 233° | 668 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mullaghanish | SW 219° | 649 m | 16.2 mi |
| Musheramore | SSW 197° | 642.7 m | 10.9 mi |
| Knocknagowan | SW 229° | 574 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mullaghanish Far North-East Top | SW 216° | 558.5 m | 15.1 mi |
| Caherbarnagh East Top | SW 230° | 549 m | 13.8 mi |
| Knocknabro NE Top | SW 234° | 535 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:04 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:06 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:22 | 16:26 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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