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Kindlestown Castle

Kindlestown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kindlestown Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Kindlestown Castle is a ruined hall house-style castle and a National Monument in Delgany, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q27627604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.14120, -6.08907

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kindlestown Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Downs Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Little Sugar Loaf: 2.0 mi
  • Cable Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Knockdauy: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Emer: 1.1 mi
  • Je suis l'Immaculée Conception: 2.8 mi
  • Winged Horses: 4.9 mi
  • The Spitting Men: 5.0 mi
  • Bronze Group of Children: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Burnaby Park: 1.2 mi
  • Darcy's Field: 1.2 mi
  • Sea Front: 1.2 mi
  • Upper Green: 2.4 mi
  • Ballywaltrim Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
Gardens: 53
  • GCC Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Darraghville / Convent lower walled garden: 2.1 mi
  • The Angles: 2.8 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.8 mi
Springs: 36
  • Bride's Well: 2.2 mi
  • Source of Dargle River: 7.6 mi
  • Trinity Well: 7.8 mi
  • Source of River Liffey: 8.5 mi
  • Saint James' Well: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 32
  • The Cove: 1.2 mi
  • Greystones South Beach: 1.2 mi
  • North Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Naylor's Cove: 3.8 mi
  • Bray Beach: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 19
  • Carrigower Bog: 3.9 mi
  • The Bog Meadow: 5.1 mi
  • Ballyman Glen: 5.1 mi
  • East Coast Nature Reserve: 5.5 mi
  • Knocksink Wood: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Kindlestown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureWNW757 m10.4 mi
DjouceW726 m6.3 mi
SeefinganWNW723 m12.3 mi
Duff HillW721 m11.7 mi
GravaleW719 m10.9 mi
War HillW685 m6.8 mi
CarrigvoreW682 m9.7 mi
TonduffW642 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5820:5821:56
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:3715:0216:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/114098994

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