Historic site · Ireland
Marconi House
Marconi House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bran Poceagh stands 489 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shasta Daisy, a artwork 0.4 miles away. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Gugliemo Marconi (1874-1937) established a wireless transmitting station here in 1901 to act as a link between Poldhu in Cornwall and Clifden in Co. Galway. An Italian by birth but with a Jameson mother from Enniscorthy and an O'Brien wife from Clare
How to reach it
Coordinates52.27694, -6.38930
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 54
- James Stevens Lifeboat Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Ballybrennan Parish Church ruins: 2.3 mi
- Killiane Castle: 2.7 mi
- Chapel: 3.0 mi
- Ballyconnor Castle: 3.0 mi
Springs
- St. Braagh's Well: 1.3 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 2.2 mi
- Saint Keevil's Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint Helen's Well: 2.7 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 44
- Shasta Daisy: 0.4 mi
- Stella Maris Statue: 2.8 mi
- Our Lady of Welcome: 4.7 mi
- William Lamport: 5.0 mi
- Marian Statue: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 31
- Shernock Hill/Knocks Hill: 5.1 mi
- The Chour / The Hill of the Chour: 6.6 mi
- Carrickadee: 7.8 mi
- Forth Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Clorane: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 30
- Rosslare Strand Beach: 0.8 mi
- Carne Beach: 5.6 mi
- Churchtown Beach / The Sandy Gripe: 6.1 mi
- Nethertown Beach: 6.5 mi
- Hole of the Forlorn: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 23
- Tacumshane Windmill: 4.9 mi
- Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre: 4.9 mi
- Three Sisters River Cruises: 5.3 mi
- Wex Walks: 5.3 mi
- Wexford Wildfowl Reserve: 5.7 mi
Parks: 15
- Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- The Rocks: 4.5 mi
- Republican Garden of Rememberance: 5.6 mi
- Redmond Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- The Irish National Heritage Park: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 13
- Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 5.0 mi
- The Old Melon Garden: 5.2 mi
- Johnstown Castle Walled Gardens: 5.2 mi
- St. Anne's Grotto: 6.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre: 2.9 mi
- St Awaries Cottage: 4.9 mi
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 4.9 mi
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 5.6 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marconi House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bran Poceagh | NW 309° | 489 m | 24.9 mi |
| Slievebaun | NW 316° | 444 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ballycronigan Rock | NW 308° | 443 m | 24.9 mi |
| Slievecoiltia | W 281° | 322 m | 23.4 mi |
| Carrickbyrne Hill | WNW 291° | 286 m | 17.8 mi |
| Carrigroe Hill | N 0° | 284 m | 21.5 mi |
| Forth Mountain | WNW 290° | 237 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lacken Hill | WNW 292° | 192 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:56 | 21:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:11 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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