Historic site · Ireland
Knocka Castle
Knocka Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Mauherslieve stands 543 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Flynn's garden, a garden 1.3 miles away.
Ruined late medieval circular tower house
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates52.77846, -7.87069
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Devil's Bit Mountain: 3.5 mi
- College Hill: 3.7 mi
- Gortagarry: 4.1 mi
- Curraghbristy: 4.2 mi
- Kilduff Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Loughmoe Court: 2.5 mi
- Cloghanerma Castle: 2.9 mi
- Brownstown Castle: 4.4 mi
- Brittas Castle: 5.6 mi
- Ballynahow Castle: 5.9 mi
Springs
- Toberlahan: 1.4 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.2 mi
- Saint James's Well: 4.0 mi
- Toberacooleen: 5.5 mi
- Killanna Well: 5.8 mi
Parks: 28
- Thurles Town Park: 7.4 mi
- Glebe Field: 12.5 mi
- The Walled Garden: 12.9 mi
- Thomas MacDonagh Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Ashbury Field: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 17
- Father Flynn's garden: 1.3 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 7.3 mi
- Kilcommon Prayer Garden: 13.0 mi
- RED Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Nenagh Castle Gardens: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- Black Castle: 7.3 mi
- Pheasant Island: 7.3 mi
- Holycross Abbey: 9.6 mi
- Roscrea Petty Sessions House: 12.5 mi
- Roscrea Round Tower: 12.6 mi
Museums: 15
- Famine & War Museum: 7.3 mi
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum: 7.3 mi
- Lár na Páirce: 7.3 mi
- Cormackstown Heritage Centre: 8.0 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Marian Year statue: 3.3 mi
- Mr Tayto: 8.0 mi
- Barack and Michelle Obama sculpture: 8.0 mi
- Cairn: 13.2 mi
- The Observation of Stars: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Knockanacree Woods Main Entrance and Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
- Lacca: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Blessed Well: 19.8 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Knocka Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauherslieve | WSW 250° | 543 m | 14.1 mi |
| Devil's Bit Mountain | NNW 328° | 480 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cooneen Hill | W 265° | 467 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gortagarry | WNW 302° | 458 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tooreen | SW 233° | 457 m | 13.9 mi |
| Benduff | NNW 339° | 455 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | NNW 337° | 445 m | 4.3 mi |
| Knockanora | W 281° | 433 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:59 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:04 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 15:13 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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