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Kilgobbin Castle

Kilgobbin Castle from directly overhead

Kilgobbin Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Burren stands 433 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballinadee Millenium Project, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Built by the Walsh family in the mid 15th century. Extensive restoration work took place in 2004

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Coordinates51.70115, -8.60308

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Dan Cummins Park: 3.3 mi
  • Sea Garden: 3.3 mi
  • The Bowling Green: 3.5 mi
  • Hippy Murphy Park: 3.6 mi
  • The Village Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Statue of a Warrior: 4.9 mi
  • Billy the Blacksmith: 5.1 mi
  • St. Molaga's Sheef: 8.0 mi
  • St Patrick: 8.1 mi
  • Henry Ford Model T: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 46
Springs: 45
  • Sunday’s Well: 2.6 mi
  • Lady's Well: 3.4 mi
  • Tobar Nuadhan: 3.8 mi
  • Trinity Well: 5.2 mi
  • Carbury's Well: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 45
Museums: 21
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Knockrush: 4.0 mi
  • Grange Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Knockshanawee: 14.2 mi
  • Green Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Corran Hill: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 14.4 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 17.1 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 18.1 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 1.2 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 5.1 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 15.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 16.1 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilgobbin Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BurrenNW 324°433 m22.1 mi
CoolsnaghtigW 277°347.9 m23.5 mi
CarrigarierkWNW 287°343 m24.2 mi
CarrigfaddaWSW 258°311.7 m21.6 mi
InchanadreenW 275°310 m24.4 mi
CashlouraW 267°301 m23.2 mi
Clearagh HillWNW 303°288 m16.4 mi
Bottle HillN 4°286 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0318:47
June solstice05:1721:0321:57
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:3915:2516:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/501627420

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