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Moonhall Castle (ruins)

Moonhall Castle (ruins), a historic site in Ireland
Moonhall Castle (ruins), a historic site in Irelandkevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0

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

Springs
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
Historic sites
Parks: 49
  • 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
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 29
Museums: 21
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 9.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.2 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Moonhall Castle (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 101°794.4 m14.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainESE 120°732.1 m15.2 mi
Moats of CraanE 100°656.5 m15.6 mi
Black Rock MountainE 100°599.6 m16.7 mi
KnockroeESE 108°538.77 m14.5 mi
SlievebawnE 96°524.8 m13.1 mi
Brandon HillSSE 149°515 m12.0 mi
White MountainSE 132°509 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:41
June solstice05:0521:0021:57
September equinox07:1518:4419:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/890329139

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