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Keel Monastery

Keel Monastery from directly overhead

Keel Monastery is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Derry, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 5.2 miles off.

Foundations of the demolished Keel Monastery in Ahiohill.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.70587, -8.89526

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Castle Derry: 1.1 mi
  • Crohane House: 2.4 mi
  • Battle of the Big Cross (1798) Memorial Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Monteen Castle: 3.8 mi
  • Killaneer House: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Corran Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Green Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Clearagh Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Gunnery: 9.8 mi
  • Carrigfadda: 9.8 mi
Parks
  • Gearagh Park: 4.9 mi
  • Croppy Park: 5.7 mi
  • Riverside amenity area: 5.8 mi
  • Emmet Place: 5.8 mi
  • Richmount Court: 7.0 mi
Beaches
  • Inchydoney Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Stoney Beach Ring: 7.9 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 8.3 mi
  • Carraig na gCapall: 8.6 mi
  • Flaxfort Strand: 9.4 mi
Springs: 56
  • Tobar Macloonaboy: 1.7 mi
  • Tobernamalla: 5.1 mi
  • Our Lady’s Well: 6.9 mi
  • Lady's Well: 7.3 mi
  • Carbury's Well: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 49
  • Henry Ford Model T: 2.9 mi
  • Molly the Púca: 5.8 mi
  • St. Molaga's Sheef: 7.0 mi
  • St Patrick: 7.0 mi
  • Sam Maguire: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Kilcoleman Fishery: 2.1 mi
  • Lios na gCon Ring Fort: 5.8 mi
  • Clonakilty Distillery: 5.8 mi
  • West Cork Model Railway Village: 5.9 mi
  • Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 19
  • Michael Collins Centre: 5.3 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 5.8 mi
  • West Cork Heritage Centre: 7.4 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 8.8 mi
  • Independence Museum: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 4.8 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 10.7 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 11.0 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 15.0 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kilmurry Woods: 9.4 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 11.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 21.6 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Fall Down: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Keel Monastery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreWNW 291°545.6 m15.4 mi
FoilastookeenWNW 293°540 m20.6 mi
Nowen HillW 275°535.2 m15.0 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopW 272°509 m15.8 mi
Mullach MéiseW 271°494.3 m18.0 mi
MweelinNW 309°487 m20.3 mi
Douce MountainWNW 292°476 m17.4 mi
Doughill MountainWNW 294°471 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:48
June solstice05:1821:0421:58
September equinox07:2218:5219:36
December solstice08:4115:2616:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6448652537

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