Monument of Remembrance
Monument of Remembrance is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Meerkat, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
A raised granite platform with two sloping limestone tablets at one side of the Monument holds the names of those 36 Gardaí murdered in the line of duty.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- In memory of the members of the Garda Síochána who gave their lives in the service of the country
What to expect
- Operated by
- Garda Síochána
- Access
- permit
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Meerkat: 0.1 mi
- Brazilian tapir: 0.2 mi
- Spider monkey: 0.2 mi
- Waldrapp ibis & white egret: 0.2 mi
- Siamang gibbon: 0.2 mi
- A Bit of Country in the City: 0.2 mi
- Fight or Flight: 0.4 mi
- Flora in the Phoenix Park: 0.4 mi
- To Jenny: 0.4 mi
- 5th Dimension: 0.5 mi
- Sean Heuston: 0.2 mi
- Jerome Connor: 0.2 mi
- Wellington Monument: 0.3 mi
- Ludwig Wittgenstein: 0.6 mi
- Hanlon's Corner: 0.6 mi
- People's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Formal Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Cultural Garden: 0.9 mi
- Serenity Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Thor Park: 0.4 mi
- Halliday Square: 0.5 mi
- Billy Edwards Park: 0.6 mi
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.9 mi
- John Paul II Park: 1.0 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 2.1 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.4 mi
- Rag Well: 3.3 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.6 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.7 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 6.7 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.1 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 7.2 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.2 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Collins Barracks: 0.6 mi
- Asgard: 0.7 mi
- The Riding School: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.7 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.9 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 4.2 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.4 mi
- Seapoint: 7.1 mi
- The Grove: 3.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.2 mi
- The Shaft: 15.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.1 mi
- Toni's: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Monument of Remembrance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 186° | 757 m | 12.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 195° | 722.9 m | 11.5 mi |
| War Hill | S 172° | 684.8 m | 14.9 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 199° | 647.3 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tonduff | S 174° | 642 m | 13.4 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 198° | 620.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 196° | 617.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 171° | 593 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10946624695
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