King Mesgegra’s Mound & later Norman Motte
King Mesgegra’s Mound & later Norman Motte is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunday's Well, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
Clane Heritage Trail Plaque introducing the site
The story
King Mesgegra's Mound is a motte and ancient Irish royal site located in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q24196448, matched on coordinates and name (69 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clane Community Council
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Barrettstown Hill: 2.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 4.8 mi
- St. Peter's Hill: 5.2 mi
- Kill Hill: 5.2 mi
- Black Hill: 5.3 mi
- Prosperous Park & Playground: 2.9 mi
- Kerdiffstown Park: 3.8 mi
- Little Green: 4.0 mi
- Big Green: 4.1 mi
- Monread District Park: 4.1 mi
- Perpetual Motion: 4.2 mi
- From Here to There, from There to Here: 4.4 mi
- Siren: 5.0 mi
- Dance: 7.5 mi
- chocolate factory: 9.8 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 3.3 mi
- The Steam Musem: 3.8 mi
- National Science Museum: 7.2 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 7.6 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 9.0 mi
- The Kildare Maze: 3.7 mi
- Oughterard Round Tower: 4.9 mi
- Oakley Park: 6.7 mi
- Russell Library: 7.2 mi
- Pugin Hall: 7.3 mi
- Sunday's Well: 0.1 mi
- Clane Friary: 0.1 mi
- ICA: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Cross: 0.2 mi
- Site of St. Ailbe's Monastery: 0.2 mi
- Park View Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 3.8 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Junior Garden: 7.2 mi
- Olympic Garden: 9.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.3 mi
- St. Farnan's Well: 4.2 mi
- Moods Well: 4.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Peters Well: 5.2 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 4.1 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Community Orchard: 14.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 17.2 mi
- Poplar Square: 4.8 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 8.6 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.4 mi
- Toni's: 15.7 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 18.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 19.7 mi
- Merrion Strand: 19.9 mi
- Coon Beach: 21.6 mi
- Seapoint: 21.7 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 22.8 mi
- Glendalough Crags: 22.8 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 23.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 23.0 mi
- Abseil: 23.1 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 23.1 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.5 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of King Mesgegra’s Mound & later Norman Motte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | SE 138° | 847 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kippure | ESE 117° | 757 m | 16.4 mi |
| Seefingan | ESE 117° | 723 m | 14.3 mi |
| Duff Hill | SE 132° | 721 m | 17.7 mi |
| Moanbane | SE 144° | 703 m | 15.8 mi |
| Silsean | SSE 147° | 698 m | 16.1 mi |
| Seahan | ESE 111° | 647 m | 13.4 mi |
| Seefin | ESE 120° | 621 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:03 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3338645983
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