Kilrush Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Kilrush Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Knockahunna stands 503 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobernapeastia, a spring 0.9 miles away.
The story
Ruined towerhouse, formerly a Shortall Castle, in Kilrush, Co. Kilkenny.
Wikidata Q130211235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kyle Hill: 1.3 mi
- Clomantagh Hill: 3.0 mi
- Drumshane Hill: 3.4 mi
- Knockmannon Hill: 4.1 mi
- Ballylehaun Hill: 4.4 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 7.5 mi
- Archer: 8.8 mi
- Cainneach: 9.2 mi
- Saint Dominic: 9.2 mi
- Mary Immaculate: 9.2 mi
- Tobernapeastia: 0.9 mi
- Lady Well: 1.5 mi
- Boiling Well: 1.7 mi
- Toberpatrick: 2.0 mi
- Toberlaghteen: 2.1 mi
- Killoshulan Castle (ruin): 1.2 mi
- Balleen Castle (ruins): 1.6 mi
- Emma Jane Browne-Clayton: 1.7 mi
- Clomantagh Tower House: 1.9 mi
- Tubbrid Castle: 2.0 mi
- Millenium Park: 1.6 mi
- Fair Green: 6.1 mi
- Parkanahown: 6.3 mi
- Kilkenny Countryside Park: 7.7 mi
- Richmond swimming area: 7.9 mi
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 5.5 mi
- Dunmore Caves: 8.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 8.5 mi
- Kenny's Well: 9.1 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 9.1 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 1.8 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 8.2 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 8.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 9.3 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 9.3 mi
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 8.8 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 9.3 mi
- Orchard: 9.6 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 9.3 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 18.3 mi
- Castle View: 19.5 mi
- Lacca: 21.6 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Kilrush Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockahunna | SSW 194° | 503 m | 20.2 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | WNW 288° | 480 m | 20.8 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | WNW 284° | 349 m | 3.0 mi |
| Knocknamuck | SSW 213° | 340 m | 7.0 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | ENE 72° | 336 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | NE 37° | 332 m | 18.7 mi |
| Carrignagapple | S 191° | 332 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fossy Hill | NE 36° | 323 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:11 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/708239419
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