Historic site · Ireland
Monkstown Castle
Monkstown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunedin Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
How to reach it
Coordinates53.28897, -6.15054
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dunedin Park: 0.1 mi
- Vesey Gardens: 0.3 mi
- De Vesci Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 0.4 mi
- Cualanor Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- The Oratory: 0.5 mi
- Ernest Walton: 0.8 mi
- John McCormack: 0.8 mi
- John A. Costelloe: 0.8 mi
- Todd Andrews: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Mullins Hill: 2.1 mi
- Killiney Hill: 2.3 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 2.3 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 4.8 mi
Museums: 55
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 0.8 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Imaginosity: 2.9 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 3.9 mi
- National Print Museum: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 52
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 2.0 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 2.5 mi
- Cluanóg: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 51
- IADT Sign: 0.5 mi
- King Laoghaire: 0.6 mi
- Office: 0.8 mi
- Queen Victoria Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Christ the King: 0.8 mi
Springs: 42
- Well of Gailline: 2.7 mi
- Scurvy Well: 2.9 mi
- Saint James' Well: 3.3 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 4.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 29
- Seapoint: 0.7 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 1.5 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 2.6 mi
- Killiney Beach: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Roche's Hill: 2.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 3.2 mi
- Dingle Glen: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 7.2 mi
- The Shaft: 8.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 8.0 mi
- Bracket Slab: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Toni's: 7.6 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 20.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Monkstown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 224° | 757 m | 10.7 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 199° | 726 m | 11.5 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 234° | 723 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gravale | SW 216° | 719 m | 14.1 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 203° | 685 m | 11.1 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 213° | 682 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 243° | 647 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 209° | 642 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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