Historic site · Ireland
Laghtgal Monument
Laghtgal Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Green, a park 2.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.1 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.24417, -8.83835
- 2.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 9 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 12 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Derrydonnell Castle: 2.2 mi
- Rahasane House (ruins): 2.9 mi
- Kilcolgan Castle: 3.0 mi
- Tyrone House: 3.9 mi
- Lavallyconor Castle (ruins): 4.0 mi
Springs
- St. Sourneys Well: 4.2 mi
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 5.2 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.7 mi
- Tober Suivne: 7.8 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 46
- Leadmine Hill: 6.0 mi
- Abbey Hill: 11.2 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 11.4 mi
- Knockapollboy: 12.4 mi
- Slievecarran: 12.5 mi
Parks: 37
- The Green: 2.0 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 3.8 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 8.0 mi
- Eyre Square: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 37
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 4.2 mi
- Athenry Abbey: 5.4 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 8.0 mi
- City Walls: 9.0 mi
- Spanish Arch: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- The Winged Horse: 5.4 mi
- Machnamh: 5.5 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 7.5 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 8.8 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 13
- Ballyloughane Beach: 7.6 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 8.3 mi
- Grattan Beach: 9.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 10.1 mi
- Ladies Beach: 10.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- Galway City Museum: 9.1 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 9.1 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 9.2 mi
- Zoology Museum: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Woodville Walled Garden: 8.0 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 10.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.3 mi
- Famine Garden: 16.5 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 11.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 24.2 mi
- Ailladie: 24.6 mi
- Ballyryan: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laghtgal Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSE 165° | 400 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SE 146° | 395 m | 23.2 mi |
| Scalp | SE 140° | 380 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SE 141° | 378 m | 23.5 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SE 144° | 360 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 139° | 358 m | 13.9 mi |
| Slieve Elva | WSW 238° | 344 m | 21.0 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 215° | 326 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:10 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:12 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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