Historic site · Ireland
Keel Monastery
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
- 5.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coast View · 8 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 8 mi
- Timoleague View · 9 mi
- Galley Head View · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
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
Historic sites: 59
- 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
Artworks: 48
- 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: 46
- 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
Springs: 42
- 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
Cliffs: 22
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 8.2 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 13.7 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 15.0 mi
- Faill na Cág: 15.0 mi
- Faill na Briste: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 19
- Glenview Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 6.0 mi
- Water Garden: 11.5 mi
- Raised Beds: 11.5 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 11.7 mi
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
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Keel Monastery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | WNW 291° | 546 m | 15.4 mi |
| Nowen Hill | W 275° | 535 m | 15.0 mi |
| Coomataggart | WNW 302° | 530 m | 20.7 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | W 272° | 509 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mullach Méise | W 271° | 494 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mweelin | NW 309° | 487 m | 20.3 mi |
| Douce Mountain | WNW 292° | 476 m | 17.4 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | WNW 294° | 471 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:04 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 21:04 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:26 | 16:28 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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