Kilcrea Castle
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
- 13.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Timoleague View · 17 mi
- Old Head · 19 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 19 mi
- Coast View · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Knockshanawee: 3.2 mi
- Grange Hill: 3.4 mi
- Knocknagreenan: 7.3 mi
- Clearagh Hill: 9.2 mi
- Green Hill: 9.2 mi
- 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
- Mary's Well: 2.7 mi
- Toberacalleen: 3.3 mi
- Tobernasaol: 3.4 mi
- Sunday's Well: 3.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.5 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 7.3 mi
- Statue of a Warrior: 7.4 mi
- The Saurian: 8.8 mi
- Two Working Men: 9.2 mi
- Milk Churns: 9.3 mi
- 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
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 3.0 mi
- Stone Beach: 6.5 mi
- Garranefeen Strand: 14.6 mi
- Dock Beach: 14.6 mi
- Flaxfort Strand: 15.0 mi
- 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
- Independence Museum: 7.1 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 8.2 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 9.1 mi
- Cork City Gaol: 9.6 mi
- Cork Public Museum: 9.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Clonavrick Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 19.1 mi
- Lover' Leap: 19.1 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 19.4 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 10.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caherbarnagh | WNW 301° | 681 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mullaghanish | WNW 294° | 649 m | 19.9 mi |
| Musheramore | NW 313° | 642.7 m | 15.1 mi |
| Knocknagowan | WNW 297° | 574 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mullaghanish Far North-East Top | WNW 297° | 558.5 m | 18.9 mi |
| Caherbarnagh East Top | WNW 303° | 549 m | 21.8 mi |
| Shehy More | WSW 256° | 545.6 m | 22.5 mi |
| Musherabeg | NW 308° | 498.8 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:03 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:04 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:24 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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