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Kilcrea Castle

Kilcrea Castle from directly overhead

Kilcrea Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Caherbarnagh stands 681 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary's Well, a spring 2.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off.

Built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry. 2 major structures remain today: The main castle and the southeast tower. The castle retains interior floors and stairs to the battlements. The moat is visible and is the source of this outline

The story

15th-century ruined tower house and bawn

Wikidata Q17984606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.86510, -8.71849

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Flooded buildings: 3.1 mi
  • Bob Adams: 3.1 mi
  • Noel Hackett: 3.1 mi
  • Charlie Hurley Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Castlemore Castle: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Knockshanawee: 3.2 mi
  • Grange Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Knocknagreenan: 7.3 mi
  • Clearagh Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Green Hill: 9.2 mi
Parks
  • Coachford Greenway (Entrance): 3.5 mi
  • Ballincollig Regional Park: 5.2 mi
  • Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 7.1 mi
  • Wood Walk Entrance: 7.5 mi
  • Allen Square: 8.2 mi
Springs: 58
Artworks: 57
Attractions: 45
  • Fern Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Stone of Eloquence: 7.7 mi
  • Guard Tower: 7.7 mi
  • Murphy's Farm: 7.8 mi
  • The Rock Close: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 36
Gardens: 23
  • Poison Garden: 7.7 mi
  • The Square: 7.9 mi
  • Kinalea Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Zen Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Shandon Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 7
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 15.3 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 16.8 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 17.3 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Innishannon Woods: 7.3 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 7.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 8.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 9.2 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 6.7 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Kilcrea Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CaherbarnaghWNW 301°681 m22.7 mi
MullaghanishWNW 294°649 m19.9 mi
MusheramoreNW 313°642.7 m15.1 mi
KnocknagowanWNW 297°574 m22.4 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWNW 297°558.5 m18.9 mi
Caherbarnagh East TopWNW 303°549 m21.8 mi
Shehy MoreWSW 256°545.6 m22.5 mi
MusherabegNW 308°498.8 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0318:48
June solstice05:1621:0421:59
September equinox07:2118:5119:36
December solstice08:4115:2416:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1417650469

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