Markree Castle
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Markree Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Truskmore stands 647 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Toberbride, a spring 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Markree Castle is a castle located in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland. It is the ancestral seat of the Cooper family, partially moated by the River Unshin. Today it is a small family-run hotel. In the 1830s the Observatory on the grounds of the Castle had the largest refracting telescope in the world. What today is known as the asteroid 9 Metis was discovered there in the 1840s by the Coopers' observatory staff.
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Wikidata Q2096149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Yeats Memorial Building · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toberbride: 0.9 mi
- Johns Well: 3.8 mi
- Lady's Well: 4.4 mi
- Tobernalt Holy Well: 4.9 mi
- Tober Bride: 7.6 mi
- Teeling Monument: 1.8 mi
- James Morrison: 2.7 mi
- Drumcondra Castle: 3.3 mi
- Saint Fechin's Church: 3.5 mi
- Behy Castle: 3.8 mi
- Union Rock: 2.4 mi
- Spink: 2.8 mi
- Bunreecoill: 2.9 mi
- Crocknanoo: 3.1 mi
- Slieve Daeane: 3.1 mi
- Fairgreen: 1.3 mi
- Sooey Park: 2.8 mi
- Cleveragh Regional Park: 5.9 mi
- Doorly Park: 6.5 mi
- Peace Park: 6.6 mi
- Riverstown Folk Park: 4.0 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 6.7 mi
- Model Niland Gallery: 6.8 mi
- Knocknarea: 7.4 mi
- Super: 8.8 mi
- grotto: 5.4 mi
- Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: 6.8 mi
- Salmon of Knowledge: 7.2 mi
- Suppose an Outcrop: 7.2 mi
- Countess Markievicz: 9.8 mi
- Culleenamore: 8.2 mi
- Rosses Point Beach: 10.3 mi
- Dunmoran Strand: 12.6 mi
- Ardtermon Strand: 13.1 mi
- Aughris Beach: 13.5 mi
- Carrane Hill: 9.4 mi
- Doneen West: 13.2 mi
- Playgroud: 20.6 mi
- The Playground: 20.6 mi
- Carrignahasta: 20.8 mi
- Hazelwood: 6.0 mi
- Templeboy Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 19.4 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 6.7 mi
- Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 15.2 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 15.3 mi
- Connaght Rangers: 15.3 mi
- Heritage Centre: 21.2 mi
- Glencar Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- The Devil's Chimney: 12.3 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.6 mi
- Community garden: 18.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
- Bush Hotel Garden: 21.8 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 18.6 mi
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Markree Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truskmore | NNE 15° | 647 m | 14.3 mi |
| Truskmore SE Cairn | NNE 16° | 631 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tievebaun | NNE 15° | 611 m | 16.0 mi |
| Annacoona Top | N 7° | 597 m | 13.3 mi |
| Knockalongy | W 277° | 544 m | 12.2 mi |
| Knockalongy North-East Top | W 279° | 541 m | 11.8 mi |
| Benbulbin | N 358° | 526 m | 13.2 mi |
| Knockalongy South-West Top | W 275° | 521 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:00 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 21:12 | 22:12 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 15:02 | 16:13 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/182196383
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