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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

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
Peaks
Attractions: 47
Parks: 36
  • Laurel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wildflower Meadow: 1.5 mi
  • Corrib Park: 1.5 mi
  • Wildflower Meadow: 1.5 mi
  • Shantalla Park: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Cnoc na gCuinín: 4.0 mi
  • Aill na Graí: 19.6 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 19.6 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 19.6 mi
  • Oughtdarra: 19.7 mi
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
CorcogemoreWNW 301°610.077 m24.3 mi
Cnoc an MhámaNW 309°456 m24.6 mi
BothánNW 314°424 m24.4 mi
Binn ShleibheNW 318°417.818 m22.0 mi
LackavreaNW 304°396 m22.9 mi
CashlaundrumlahanSE 127°358 m23.7 mi
Seanadh BhéaraWNW 293°358 m23.8 mi
Cnoc na SaileogWNW 292°346 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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