Liscarroll Castle
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Liscarroll Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Seefin Mountain West Top stands 528 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobermurry, a spring 0.5 miles away.
The story
Liscarroll Castle is a 13th-century Hiberno-Norman fortress in County Cork, Ireland. In July 1642, at the start of the Irish Confederate Wars, the castle was seized by Irish Confederate forces commanded by Garret Barry. After the subsequent Battle of Liscarroll, the castle was recaptured by British forces commanded by Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. The castle is the subject of an 1854 poem by Callaghan Hartstonge Gayner which concludes:
Beneath its folds assemble now, and fight with might and main, That grand old fight to make our land "A nation once again", And falter not till alien rule in dark oblivion falls, We’ll stand as freemen yet, beneath those old Liscarroll walls.
During the Irish War of Independence, the castle was used as a military outpost by a detachment of 17th Lancers. The outpost was abandoned in 1921 after an IRA raid. The remains of Castle Liscarroll still tower over the village of Liscarroll and the surrounding countryside.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6558685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tobermurry: 0.5 mi
- Toberalisheen: 3.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.2 mi
- St. Brigid's Well: 3.3 mi
- Kilmacow Holy Well: 5.0 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cashlaunowen: 7.1 mi
- Carrigeen: 7.9 mi
- Caroline Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Knocknatallig: 8.6 mi
- Churchtown Horse Racing Heritage: 3.1 mi
- Lisgriffin Castle: 3.3 mi
- Templeconnell Castle: 4.2 mi
- Bawn of Kilmaclenine: 5.0 mi
- Kilmaclenine Castle: 5.1 mi
- Dromcollogher Community Park: 7.1 mi
- O'Brien Street Park: 7.2 mi
- Greenane Park: 7.2 mi
- Kanturk Castle Grounds: 7.9 mi
- Town Park: 8.1 mi
- Doneraile House: 9.8 mi
- Kilmallock Abbey: 13.7 mi
- Anne's Grove Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Dysert Aenghusa: 18.1 mi
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: 18.6 mi
- Lombardstown Mural: 9.9 mi
- Buddha: 15.1 mi
- Buddha: 15.1 mi
- The Village Forge: 15.1 mi
- Earl Gerald: 17.0 mi
- Mallow Castle House: 11.2 mi
- Carraig Mór: 13.0 mi
- Glenville Park Walled Garden: 21.6 mi
- Castle Gardens: 22.1 mi
- The Square: 24.8 mi
- National Co-op Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Eamonn De Valera Museum: 12.8 mi
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 17.9 mi
- Lover' Leap: 11.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.7 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Assaroula Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Three Counties: 17.7 mi
- Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Liscarroll Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seefin Mountain West Top | ENE 73° | 528 m | 12.4 mi |
| Seefin Mountain East Top | ENE 74° | 510 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seefin South-East Top | ENE 76° | 504 m | 12.8 mi |
| Seefin East Top | SSW 196° | 491 m | 16.8 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 199° | 491 m | 17.1 mi |
| Carron Mountain | ENE 70° | 446.7 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Hillary | S 189° | 444.1 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Carron | ENE 73° | 440.2 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:03 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 21:06 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:21 | 16:25 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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