Historic site · Ireland
Moonhall Castle (ruins)
Moonhall Castle (ruins) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Well, a spring 0.1 miles away.
The story
Castle ruin in Moonhall, barony of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Wikidata Q137784423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.65847, -7.12062
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knockanbawn: 1.3 mi
- Castle Hill: 3.4 mi
- Purcell's Kill: 5.2 mi
- Frengh Hill: 7.2 mi
- Croghan: 8.1 mi
Artworks
- A Hug for You: 4.9 mi
- Void Anchored: 5.1 mi
- The Age Friendly Cat: 5.1 mi
- Kilkenny Cat: 5.2 mi
- National Monument to Missing People: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Castle Well: 0.1 mi
- Tobernanaspog: 0.3 mi
- St. Colman's Well: 1.1 mi
- St. Mogarra’s Well: 1.5 mi
- Saint Scoheen's Well: 1.7 mi
Parks: 47
- Pococke Park: 4.7 mi
- The Quarry: 5.0 mi
- Kilkenny Castle Park: 5.3 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Peace Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Freneystown Castle: 1.5 mi
- Clifden Castle (ruin): 2.0 mi
- The Garden Shed: 2.9 mi
- Kealy-Hackett: 3.1 mi
- Highrath Castle: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 37
- Gowran Abbey: 3.1 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 4.8 mi
- Jurassic Newpark: 5.3 mi
- The Castle Yard: 5.4 mi
- Boat Trips: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 23
- Famine Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 5.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.9 mi
- Orchard: 6.0 mi
Museums: 21
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 5.4 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 5.5 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 5.7 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 5.8 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Newpark Marsh Park: 5.3 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Fiddown Island: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 9.4 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 9.6 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Moonhall Castle (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | E 101° | 794 m | 14.5 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | ESE 120° | 732 m | 15.2 mi |
| Moats of Craan | E 100° | 657 m | 15.6 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | E 100° | 600 m | 16.7 mi |
| Knockroe | ESE 108° | 539 m | 14.5 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 96° | 525 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSE 149° | 515 m | 12.0 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 132° | 509 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/890329139
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