Historic site · Ireland
Kilcolgan Castle
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Kilcolgan Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyrone House, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.20910, -8.88048
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 9 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 11 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 17 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tyrone House: 1.2 mi
- Laghtgal Monument: 3.0 mi
- Stafort House: 3.8 mi
- Rahasane House (ruins): 3.9 mi
- Lavallyconor Castle (ruins): 4.1 mi
Peaks: 51
- Leadmine Hill: 5.1 mi
- Abbey Hill: 8.3 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 8.4 mi
- Slievecarran: 9.5 mi
- Turlough Hill: 9.7 mi
Springs
- St. Sourneys Well: 1.3 mi
- Tobernasorney: 3.7 mi
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 7.0 mi
- Toberpatrick: 7.9 mi
- Polldeelin: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 39
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 1.2 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 7.8 mi
- The Autograph Tree: 8.1 mi
- Coole Park: 8.3 mi
- City Walls: 8.3 mi
Parks: 38
- The Green: 1.4 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 5.8 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 7.8 mi
- Kiltartan Millennium Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- Galway Racehorse: 7.8 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 8.0 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 8.3 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 8.3 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 13
- Ballyloughane Beach: 7.1 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 7.6 mi
- Grattan Beach: 8.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 8.9 mi
- Ladies Beach: 9.1 mi
Museums: 9
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum: 8.0 mi
- Galway City Museum: 8.3 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Walled Garden: 8.1 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 8.9 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 9.3 mi
- Famine Garden: 15.5 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 10.4 mi
- Oughtdarra: 21.5 mi
- Ailladie: 22.0 mi
- Ballyryan: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilcolgan Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSE 158° | 400 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SE 139° | 395 m | 22.4 mi |
| Scalp | SE 132° | 380 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SE 133° | 378 m | 22.9 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SE 137° | 360 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 127° | 358 m | 13.6 mi |
| Slieve Elva | WSW 242° | 344 m | 18.3 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 214° | 326 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:03 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:10 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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