Historic site · Ireland
Maid of Erin
Maid of Erin is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bombing 1975, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1898
How to reach it
Coordinates54.00449, -6.40189
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Saint Leonards Garden: 0.2 mi
- Ice House Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Muirhevnamor District Park: 1.2 mi
- Blackrock Park: 3.0 mi
- Fairview Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Ballybarrack: 1.8 mi
- Trumpet Hill: 3.6 mi
- Drumisnagh Hill: 3.8 mi
- Monascreebe: 3.9 mi
- Carewamean: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Bombing 1975: 0.0 mi
- Kellys Monument: 0.1 mi
- Franciscan Bell Tower, 1240's: 0.3 mi
- Sìochàin: 0.5 mi
- TSS Dundalk: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 39
- Sea God Managuan and Voyagers: 2.2 mi
- Cooley Bull: 2.3 mi
- Washer Woman: 4.2 mi
- Brown Bull sculpture: 8.4 mi
- The Irish Elk: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Goin Back Area: 11.4 mi
- No Alibi Area: 11.4 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 11.4 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 11.4 mi
- Ride Lonesome Area: 11.4 mi
Springs: 32
- Ladywell: 0.8 mi
- St. John's Well: 1.8 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 3.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 6.3 mi
- Sunday Well: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 22
- Dundalk Central: 0.5 mi
- Photo Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Viking Boat: 5.7 mi
- Drumass Round Tower: 7.2 mi
- Town Gate: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 5.7 mi
- The Bush: 8.4 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Keggall Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Louth County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Railway Museum: 0.5 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 11.1 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 11.9 mi
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.9 mi
- The Princess Grace Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
- The Holistic Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 22.7 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Black Stairs: 23.8 mi
- Castleshane Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Maid of Erin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Foye | ENE 70° | 589 m | 8.0 mi |
| Slieve Gullion | N 351° | 573 m | 8.2 mi |
| Slieve Foye North-West Top | ENE 67° | 535 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Eagles Rock | ENE 63° | 528 m | 7.7 mi |
| Clermont Carn | NNE 32° | 510 m | 6.1 mi |
| Slievemartin | ENE 57° | 485 m | 11.4 mi |
| Carnavaddy | NE 46° | 475 m | 5.7 mi |
| Slievemeen | ENE 59° | 472 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 21:03 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:55 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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