Merlin Park Castle
Merlin Park Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint James' Church, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Merlinpark Castle or Merlin Castle is a tower house and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland, close to the grounds of Merlin Park University Hospital.
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Wikidata Q27947678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 2 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 5 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 15 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint James' Church: 0.8 mi
- Roscam Folly: 0.8 mi
- Ballybrit Castle: 1.0 mi
- Castlegar Castle: 1.6 mi
- Old Fort: 1.6 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 1.7 mi
- Tobernasorney: 4.5 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 4.7 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 6.8 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 6.9 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.9 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 10.6 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.8 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 10.9 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 1.0 mi
- City Walls: 2.2 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 2.3 mi
- Spanish Arch: 2.4 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 2.5 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 1.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 2.1 mi
- Eyre Square: 2.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 2.2 mi
- The Plots: 2.3 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 1.3 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 2.1 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 2.1 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 2.2 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 2.2 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 1.1 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 1.7 mi
- Grattan Beach: 3.0 mi
- Trawclogh: 3.7 mi
- Ladies Beach: 3.9 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 2.4 mi
- Galway City Museum: 2.4 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 2.5 mi
- Zoology Museum: 2.5 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 2.6 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 3.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.4 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 15.0 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 15.3 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 5.5 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.5 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.5 mi
- Oughtdarra: 20.5 mi
- Ailladie: 20.8 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merlin Park Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSE 152° | 400 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 129° | 358 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 292° | 346 m | 21.7 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 220° | 344 m | 17.6 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 182° | 326 m | 12.7 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 291° | 323 m | 22.2 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 223° | 316.1 m | 14.0 mi |
| Doughbranneen | SW 227° | 314 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:10 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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