Historic site · Ireland
Lynch's Castle
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Lynch's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former townhouse, now bank building in Galway
Wikidata Q25616081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1500s
How to reach it
Coordinates53.27313, -9.05226
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 13 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Lynch's Castle: 0.0 mi
- Mechanics Institute: 0.0 mi
- Lynch Memorial Window: 0.1 mi
- Pat Bracken 1951-2010: 0.1 mi
- Richard Martin M.P. 1754-1834: 0.1 mi
Springs
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.6 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.4 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.2 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 7.5 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 55
- Leadmine Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.6 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.9 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.2 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.1 mi
- City Walls: 0.1 mi
- Spanish Arch: 0.2 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.5 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 0.8 mi
Parks: 37
- Eyre Square: 0.2 mi
- Woodquay Park: 0.3 mi
- The Plots: 0.3 mi
- Fisheries Field: 0.3 mi
- Millennium Children's Park: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 26
- Dead Mans Beach: 0.8 mi
- Grattan Beach: 0.9 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 1.4 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.6 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Galway Girl: 0.2 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 0.2 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 0.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.1 mi
- Galway City Museum: 0.2 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.3 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.4 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.2 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.2 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.3 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.7 mi
- Ailladie: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lynch's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 319° | 417.818 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 307° | 396 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 125° | 358 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 296° | 346 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 214° | 344 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 172° | 326 m | 12.4 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 295° | 323 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 216° | 316.1 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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