Listowel Castle
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Listowel Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Baurtregaum stands 851 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerry Writers' Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Listowel Castle, located near the town of Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, was built in the 15th century. The castle is a noted example of Anglo-Norman architecture in County Kerry, and has been the subject of several restoration projects. It is now protected as a national monument, and is open to the public for tours on a daily basis.
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Wikidata Q4215383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Fee
- No
- Seasonal
- May-September
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 25.5 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Dunlicky Point · 18 mi
- Kilkee Cliffs · 18 mi
- Bothar na gcloch · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Knockathea: 7.4 mi
- Knockanore: 7.5 mi
- Knocknalaght: 8.6 mi
- Stack's Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Crusline: 10.7 mi
- Bryan MacMahon: 0.0 mi
- John B. Keane Grove: 0.4 mi
- Statue of Schiller: 0.5 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Knockanure Church (ruins): 4.5 mi
- Toberreendoney: 2.3 mi
- St Bartholomew's Well: 3.2 mi
- Toberboy: 4.6 mi
- Tobermurry: 4.8 mi
- Tobermore: 5.8 mi
- Listowel Town Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Brendan's Park FC: 14.7 mi
- Mounthawk Park: 14.7 mi
- St. Brendan's Park: 14.8 mi
- St. John's Park: 15.1 mi
- Rattoo Round Tower: 6.9 mi
- Crazy Golf: 7.9 mi
- Scattery Round Tower: 11.8 mi
- Vandeleur Walled Garden: 13.3 mi
- Crag Cave: 13.8 mi
- Amergin: 9.5 mi
- Roger Casement statue: 15.2 mi
- Christie Hennessy statue: 15.3 mi
- Sound, Horns of Clogherclemin: 15.3 mi
- Horns of Clogherclemin: 15.3 mi
- Ladies' Beach: 9.3 mi
- Nuns' Beach: 9.5 mi
- Littor Strand: 9.5 mi
- Glasheen Beach: 13.7 mi
- Banna Strand: 16.7 mi
- Kerry Writers' Museum: 0.0 mi
- Lartigue Monorail: 0.4 mi
- The Museum of Irish Rural Life: 13.6 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 15.4 mi
- Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum: 19.6 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 14.8 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 15.3 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 15.4 mi
- Kilflynn Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 15.8 mi
- Bromore Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Cliffs of Dooneen: 11.0 mi
- Virgin Rock: 9.6 mi
- Three Counties: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Listowel Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baurtregaum | SW 222° | 851 m | 21.9 mi |
| Caherconree | SW 223° | 835 m | 22.8 mi |
| Baurtregaum NE Top | SW 221° | 819 m | 21.4 mi |
| Baurtregaum NW Top | SW 223° | 723 m | 21.7 mi |
| Baurtregaum Far NE Top | SW 221° | 601 m | 20.4 mi |
| Castle Hill | SW 219° | 600 m | 22.2 mi |
| Caherbla | SW 222° | 585 m | 24.1 mi |
| Barnanageehy | SW 215° | 561 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:09 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 15:22 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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