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Menlo Castle Entrance Arch

Menlo Castle Entrance Arch from directly overhead

Menlo Castle Entrance Arch is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Corcogemore stands 610 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Famine cottages, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

16th-century castle in County Galway, Ireland.

Wikidata Q30674307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.30033, -9.07259

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Famine cottages: 0.1 mi
  • Menlo Castle fire memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Menlo Castle: 0.3 mi
  • Leacht Cuimhne: 0.4 mi
  • Tea House Folly: 0.4 mi
Springs
  • Saint Augustine's Well: 2.1 mi
  • Tobermaconry (site of): 3.3 mi
  • St. Cyprian's Well: 6.0 mi
  • Toberbreedia: 6.0 mi
  • Tobernasorney: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 46
Parks: 35
  • Laurel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wildflower Meadow: 1.5 mi
  • Corrib Park: 1.5 mi
  • Shantalla Park: 1.6 mi
  • Máirín De Valera's Garden: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hen Harrier Reserve: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Screebe Waterfall: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Menlo Castle Entrance Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CorcogemoreWNW610 m24.3 mi
Cnoc an MhámaNW456 m24.6 mi
BothánNW424 m24.4 mi
Binn ShleibheNW418 m22.0 mi
LackavreaNW396 m22.9 mi
CashlaundrumlahanSE358 m23.7 mi
Seanadh BhéaraWNW358 m23.8 mi
Cnoc na SaileogWNW346 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0318:49
June solstice05:0921:1122:09
September equinox07:2218:5219:38
December solstice08:5015:1316:20

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1730370168

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