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Kilkenny Gaol

Kilkenny Gaol from directly overhead

Kilkenny Gaol is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinity Stone, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Original block from Kilkenny jail. Built 1820, used until 1933, demolished 1948. Most of the stone is in the bank of Nowlan Park. This stone marks the site of the old Kilkenny Gaol.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.64886, -7.26053

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 4.6 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 5.2 mi
  • Castle Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Foyleatalure: 8.6 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 9.7 mi
Parks: 50
  • James's Green: 0.3 mi
  • Kenny's Well: 0.3 mi
  • Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 0.3 mi
  • Waterbarracks: 0.4 mi
  • Watergate Urban Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 28
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 10.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Kilkenny Gaol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SlievenamonSW 220°720.2 m19.8 mi
Slievenamon North-West TopSW 222°564 m19.9 mi
SheegounaSW 220°553.5 m19.2 mi
KnockroeE 101°538.77 m20.1 mi
SlievebawnE 92°524.8 m18.9 mi
Brandon HillSE 129°515 m15.4 mi
KnockahunnaSW 222°502.8 m18.7 mi
CarrigroeESE 116°495 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8222610441

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