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McCarthy Mor Castle

McCarthy Mor Castle from directly overhead

McCarthy Mor Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Cnoc na Péiste stands 985 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Muckross Abbey, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 0.3 miles off.

just parts of a ruin of an old castle, but nice looking go to the "lake side hotel" parking place and follow the sign to the "lake side walk"

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates52.03708, -9.50038

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 38
Springs: 37
Artworks: 33
Parks: 23
  • Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Stone garden: 1.3 mi
  • Killarney House: 1.4 mi
  • Cumann na mBan Park: 11.4 mi
  • Reenagross Park: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Walled Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Fern Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Ballymullen Roundabout: 17.7 mi
  • Joe Keohane Roundabout: 17.9 mi
  • Garden of the Senses: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Beaches: 6
  • McRose Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Coss Strand: 14.2 mi
  • Rossbeigh Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Snave Strand: 21.2 mi
  • Fenit Beach: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Caoinkeen: 14.8 mi
  • Droppa: 20.5 mi
  • Clonavrick Cliff: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Three Counties: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of McCarthy Mor Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cnoc na PéisteWSW 252°985.1 m8.7 mi
Maolán BuíWSW 251°968.9 m9.0 mi
Cnoc an ChuillinnWSW 250°954.6 m9.6 mi
The Big GunWSW 253°939.9 m8.4 mi
Cruach MhórWSW 254°930.8 m8.3 mi
Cnoc an Chuillinn East TopWSW 250°922.9 m9.3 mi
MangertonS 172°838.2 m4.7 mi
Purple MountainWSW 249°832 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0618:51
June solstice05:1821:0722:03
September equinox07:2418:5419:39
December solstice08:4515:2616:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1357898950

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