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Maynooth Castle

Maynooth Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Geraldine's Castle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6797465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.38094, -6.59415

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • Pound Park: 0.2 mi
  • Saint Mary's Square: 0.2 mi
  • The Formal Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Castletown Demesne: 3.3 mi
  • Oakleigh Park: 3.5 mi
Gardens
Springs
Peaks
  • Ash Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Mullagh: 5.5 mi
  • Lyons Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Athgoe Hill: 7.3 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 25
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 9
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.0 mi
  • Poplar Square: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Toni's: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Hawk Cliff: 21.9 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 21.9 mi
  • Lover's Leap: 22.7 mi
  • Ben Head: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Maynooth Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSE 142°757 m17.7 mi
SeefinganSE 145°722.9 m15.9 mi
SeahanSE 142°647.3 m14.3 mi
SeefinSSE 148°620.6 m15.8 mi
Corrig MountainSE 141°617.1 m14.8 mi
Sorrel HillSSE 159°599.5 m17.3 mi
Glendoo MountainSE 131°585.094 m16.6 mi
Ballymorefinn HillSE 139°566 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice04:5921:0121:59
September equinox07:1218:4219:28
December solstice08:4015:0216:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/31510307

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