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Monea Castle

Monea Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Mullaleam stands 406 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ireland's Best Garden, a garden 2.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 19 miles off.

The story

Monea Castle is a castle located in Monea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is a State Care Historic Monument situated in the townland of Castletown Monea, in Fermanagh District Council area, at grid ref: H1647 4937.

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Wikidata Q4185850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates54.39256, -7.74731

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Knockmore: 4.8 mi
  • Belmore Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Tullybrack: 5.1 mi
  • Legg: 7.5 mi
  • Aughrim: 7.6 mi
Springs: 34
  • Carrickbeg Rising: 3.4 mi
  • Saint Molaise's Well: 3.8 mi
  • Ooghboraghan Rising: 3.9 mi
  • Saint Faber's Well: 4.0 mi
  • Jaundice Well: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 31
Parks: 28
  • Devenish Island Monastic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Windmill Road Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cherry Island: 5.3 mi
  • Inis Ceithleann Park: 5.7 mi
  • Forthill Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Cloud Viewer: 6.1 mi
  • Point of Contact: 10.7 mi
  • Stone Circle: 11.4 mi
  • Mary Lady of Lough Derg Statue: 15.7 mi
  • Saint Joseph Statue: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Ireland's Best Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Pleasure Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • The Cloister: 15.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Daisy Hill Gardens: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 5.0 mi
  • Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 8.7 mi
  • RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 11.7 mi
  • Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 14.1 mi
  • Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Blackslee waterfall: 6.0 mi
  • Cascades Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Drummoney Waterfall: 11.2 mi
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 13.7 mi
  • Tullydermot Falls: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 15.5 mi
  • Fowley's Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Drumquin Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
  • Fireagh Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Hanging Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Monastir: 10.2 mi
  • Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 12.6 mi
  • Playgroud: 16.9 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Wardtown Strand: 21.3 mi
  • Murvagh Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Bundoran beach: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Marble Arch: 9.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Monea Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaleamS406 m10.6 mi
Belmore MountainSSW398 m5.0 mi
TullybrackWSW386 m5.1 mi
BenaughlinS370 m11.1 mi
LeggNW343 m7.5 mi
GortmaconnellSSW336 m11.5 mi
TrienS334 m10.2 mi
CloghanyS330 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5718:44
June solstice04:5721:1022:10
September equinox07:1718:4519:32
December solstice08:5114:5716:08

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2775295387

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