Lough Cutra Castle
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Lough Cutra Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Lough Cutra Castle is a privately owned 19th-century castle located near Gort in south County Galway, Ireland. The castle was designed by English architect John Nash for Colonel Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort. Construction started in 1811 and was completed in 1817. The castle was later acquired by and a residence of Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough. The castle was purchased by Standish Vereker, 7th Viscount Gort in 1952 and restored by Sir Humphry Wakefield, then husband of Gort's great-niece the Hon. Elizabeth Sidney.
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Wikidata Q114289306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 20 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 21 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ardamullivan Castle: 1.7 mi
- Beagh Church: 2.1 mi
- Fiddaun Castle: 3.3 mi
- Church (ruins): 3.6 mi
- Tubber RIC Barracks (Ruins): 3.9 mi
- Pollduagh: 2.1 mi
- Spring Well: 2.8 mi
- Tobermacduagh: 3.8 mi
- Tobereendoney: 3.9 mi
- Polldeelin: 5.3 mi
- Knocklawrence: 2.3 mi
- Maghera: 5.2 mi
- Knocknarebana: 7.2 mi
- Pollduff: 7.7 mi
- Slieve Roe: 8.0 mi
- Deer Park: 0.5 mi
- Canon Quinn Park: 3.0 mi
- Kiltartan Millennium Park: 5.2 mi
- Raeglas: 6.4 mi
- Burren Perfumery Herb Garden: 10.2 mi
- Kilmacduagh Monastery: 3.9 mi
- Coole Park: 5.0 mi
- The Autograph Tree: 5.2 mi
- Derrybrien Bog Slide: 9.4 mi
- Father Ted's House: 9.5 mi
- Christ The King: 3.1 mi
- Sheela na Gig: 12.3 mi
- Sisters Of Mercy: 14.5 mi
- Celtic Rest: 14.5 mi
- Mary: 14.6 mi
- White Sands: 6.2 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 19.2 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 19.5 mi
- Grattan Beach: 19.8 mi
- Trawclogh: 19.9 mi
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum: 5.3 mi
- Ennis Abbey: 14.3 mi
- Clare County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Clare Museum: 14.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 19.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.1 mi
- Famine Garden: 6.6 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
- Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- r: 19.4 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 20.5 mi
- Oughtdarra: 22.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 22.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 22.8 mi
- Ballyryan: 23.2 mi
- Post Office Field: 14.5 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 21.5 mi
- Blessed Well: 22.6 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 22.9 mi
- Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Lough Cutra Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moylussa | SE 138° | 531.6 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cragnamurragh | SE 143° | 526 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tountinna | SE 125° | 457 m | 21.1 mi |
| Glennagalliagh Mountain | SE 143° | 446 m | 18.0 mi |
| Ballykildea Mountain | SE 139° | 412 m | 19.2 mi |
| Maghera | SE 137° | 400 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | ESE 109° | 395 m | 12.2 mi |
| Scalp | E 99° | 380 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:09 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 15:14 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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