McCarthy Mor Castle
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
- No
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 5.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Torc Mountain · 3 mi
- Meeting of the waters · 3 mi
- Waterfall view · 6 mi
- Ladies View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Muckross Abbey: 0.8 mi
- A.W.B. (Billy) Vincent Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Muckross House: 1.3 mi
- Ross Castle: 1.4 mi
- Flesk Castle: 1.4 mi
- Torc Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Torc Mountain W Top: 3.1 mi
- Mangerton North Top: 4.0 mi
- Glencappul Top: 4.1 mi
- Eagles Nest: 4.2 mi
- Muckross Traditional Farm: 1.2 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 1.5 mi
- Lissivigeen Stone Circle: 2.2 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 2.9 mi
- Aghadoe Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site: 3.6 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 1.8 mi
- Tobermurry: 6.3 mi
- Tobereendoney: 8.7 mi
- Toberbullaun: 10.6 mi
- Toberlina: 10.7 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 1.4 mi
- Oak Spirit: 1.5 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 1.6 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 1.6 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 1.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 12.3 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 17.2 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 18.0 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 19.7 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 10.7 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 14.3 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 16.5 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 18.5 mi
- 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
- Torc Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Caoinkeen: 14.8 mi
- Droppa: 20.5 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 24.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnoc na Péiste | WSW 252° | 985 m | 8.7 mi |
| Maolán Buí | WSW 251° | 969 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | WSW 250° | 955 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Big Gun | WSW 253° | 940 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cruach Mhór | WSW 254° | 931 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top | WSW 250° | 923 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mangerton | S 172° | 838 m | 4.7 mi |
| Purple Mountain | WSW 249° | 832 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 21:07 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:26 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1357898950
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