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Married Soldiers Quarters

Married Soldiers Quarters from directly overhead

Married Soldiers Quarters is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Knocknaskagh stands 427 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 12 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Constructed 1910. Map 1918 listed as Soldiers Quarters 7 X 2 Blocks = 14 Houses + 1 X 7 Block Soldiers Gardens Map 1938 Permanent Buildings 20' Feet High X 2 Blocks with 3rd Block Soldiers Gardens outlined. 1994 Photo. Demolished between 2000-2005

How to reach it

Coordinates51.80623, -8.28144

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Haulbowline Island Amenity Park: 2.5 mi
  • John F. Kennedy Park: 3.1 mi
  • Thomas Kent Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Rostellan: 5.2 mi
  • Marmullane Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 45
Beaches: 32
Springs: 32
Museums: 17
Peaks: 16
  • Knockrush: 13.5 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Grange Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Salt Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Knockaroura: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 4.8 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 13.8 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 14.1 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 16.2 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 1.8 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Power’s Bridge: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Married Soldiers Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknaskaghNNW427 m21.8 mi
SeefinNNW424 m21.8 mi
CorranNNW408 m23.2 mi
Knocknaskagh North TopNNW406 m22.5 mi
KnockwateareNNW363 m22.5 mi
Bottle HillNW286 m20.6 mi
KnockarouraN234 m20.1 mi
Rock HillNW231 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0118:46
June solstice05:1521:0221:57
September equinox07:2018:5019:34
December solstice08:3915:2316:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/484543402

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