Maynooth Castle
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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.
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Wikidata Q6797465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Dance: 0.4 mi
- Lake Statue: 4.6 mi
- Statue of Meleager: 4.9 mi
- Up Up and Away: 5.2 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 6.3 mi
- 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
- Geraldine's Castle: 0.0 mi
- Nicolao Callan: 0.1 mi
- Memorial to 1916 Volunteers from Maynooth: 0.2 mi
- John Paul II: 0.2 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Angels: 0.2 mi
- The Sun Clock: 0.1 mi
- College Chapel: 0.2 mi
- Maynooth University South Campus: 0.2 mi
- Library Cat: 0.2 mi
- Pugin Hall: 0.2 mi
- National Science Museum: 0.2 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 3.4 mi
- The Steam Musem: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 10.6 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 11.9 mi
- Junior Garden: 0.2 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- The Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Bride's Well: 1.8 mi
- Nun's Well: 2.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.3 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 3.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 3.7 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 16.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 16.7 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 18.5 mi
- Seapoint: 18.9 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 19.7 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 9.8 mi
- The Grove: 14.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 15.4 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 16.8 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.5 mi
- Toni's: 11.9 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 16.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.3 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 19.1 miles of Maynooth Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SE 142° | 757 m | 17.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SE 145° | 723 m | 15.9 mi |
| Seahan | SE 142° | 647 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seefin | SSE 148° | 621 m | 15.8 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SE 141° | 617 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSE 159° | 600 m | 17.3 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | SE 131° | 585 m | 16.6 mi |
| Ballymorefinn Hill | SE 139° | 566 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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