Historic site · Ireland
Mary Bowles
Mary Bowles is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Arch, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- On this site stood the home of Maria Mary Bowles, Irish patriot, captured by the British Crown Forces in January 1921 and imprisoned in Sundays Well Gaol
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates51.90411, -8.52988
- 13.7 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 20 mi
- Timoleague View · 21 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 25 mi
- Coast View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lee Fields: 0.8 mi
- Gerry O'Sullivan Park: 1.5 mi
- Fitzgerald's Park: 1.6 mi
- Bishopscourt Green: 1.8 mi
- President's Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Stone Arch: 0.7 mi
- Mark Carroll Drive: 1.1 mi
- Meadow Avenue: 1.1 mi
- Meadow Close: 1.1 mi
- BallyCannon Boys Memorial: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 53
- The Saurian: 0.8 mi
- Two Working Men: 1.2 mi
- Brian Quilligan statue: 1.2 mi
- Michael Collins: 1.6 mi
- General Daniel Florence O'Leary: 1.6 mi
Springs
- Toberanogaunig: 2.9 mi
- Sunday Well: 3.1 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 3.6 mi
- Sunday's Well: 6.4 mi
- Mary's Well: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- Murphy's Farm: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Pride Walkway: 1.8 mi
- Saint Peter's: 2.2 mi
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral: 2.2 mi
- The Rock Close: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 36
- Grange Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Rock Hill: 10.1 mi
- Bottle Hill: 10.1 mi
- Knockshanawee: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 31
- Stone Beach: 2.0 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 7.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 11.2 mi
- Cuskinny: 11.8 mi
- Back strand: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 22
- Zen Garden: 1.8 mi
- Shandon Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cork Rooftop Farm: 2.3 mi
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 2.4 mi
- Poison Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Lifetime Lab: 1.0 mi
- Cork City Gaol: 1.3 mi
- Cork Public Museum: 1.6 mi
- Glucksman Gallery: 1.8 mi
- The Butter Museum: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 2.0 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 2.0 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 11.3 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.0 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 23.4 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lover's Leap: 16.4 mi
- Lover' Leap: 16.4 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 6.3 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mary Bowles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musheramore | WNW 292° | 643 m | 20.5 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 289° | 499 m | 21.4 mi |
| Seefin East Top | WNW 298° | 491 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Hillary | NW 317° | 444 m | 19.4 mi |
| Knockcraugh Hill | WNW 299° | 434 m | 16.8 mi |
| Burren | WNW 283° | 433 m | 16.5 mi |
| Knocknaskagh | NNE 16° | 427 m | 14.6 mi |
| Seefin | N 11° | 424 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:26 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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