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Market House

Market House from directly overhead

Market House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Graiguenamanagh Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Former market house in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

Dates from 1800.

Wikidata Q124350717, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
c.1800. On Sunday 24th October 1830 the first meeting of the anti-tithe campaign that signalled the commencement of the Tithe War was held here.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.53991, -6.95532

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.8 mi
  • Cois Bearbha: 6.3 mi
  • Goresbridge Community Park: 6.5 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 8.9 mi
  • Library Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
Springs
Attractions: 55
Museums: 25
Gardens: 22
Beaches: 11
  • Arthurstown Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Duncannon: 22.2 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 22.6 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 23.1 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 7.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.3 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Market House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNE794 m9.1 mi
Blackstairs MountainE732 m6.3 mi
Moats of CraanENE657 m10.1 mi
Black Rock MountainENE600 m11.0 mi
KnockroeENE539 m7.8 mi
SlievebawnNE525 m9.2 mi
Brandon HillSSW515 m2.2 mi
White MountainESE509 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:41
June solstice05:0520:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8712629530

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