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Moydrum Castle

Moydrum Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Knocknaman stands 337 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oliver Donoghue's Yard since 1992, a garden 0.1 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Moydrum Castle (Irish: Caisleán Maigh Droma meaning "plain of the ridge") is a ruined castle situated in the townland of Moydrum in County Westmeath in Ireland, just to the east of Athlone. The property is privately owned.

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Wikidata Q6927623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.42792, -7.86320

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
  • Moydrum Church: 0.4 mi
  • Garrycastle: 1.5 mi
  • Castle O'Brien: 1.6 mi
  • 1916 Centenery Commemoration: 3.1 mi
  • IRA memorial: 3.2 mi
Springs
Artworks: 41
  • Count John McCormack: 3.1 mi
  • River Shannon: 3.2 mi
  • Bust of Count John McCormack: 3.3 mi
  • Grainne Og: 5.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Moate Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Endrim Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Roughan Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Knockastia: 9.6 mi
  • Kilmalady Hill: 11.8 mi
Parks: 22
  • Burgess Park: 3.1 mi
  • Ballinahown Playground and Park: 5.3 mi
  • Tuar Ard Public Park: 6.1 mi
  • Patrick Kelly Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Ferbane Bog Boardwalk: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 14
  • Athlone Music Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 5.4 mi
  • Dún na Sí: 5.4 mi
  • Clonmacnoise: 8.7 mi
  • Lemanaghan National School: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 2
  • Harbour Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moydrum Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknamanSSE337 m24.8 mi
Slieve BawnNNW316 m21.9 mi
Croghan HillESE287 m24.7 mi
Hill of UisneachENE236 m13.1 mi
Mount MaryWNW164 m23.8 mi
Lackan HillESE135 m21.1 mi
Redmond HillSW129 m18.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillSW62 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5818:44
June solstice05:0321:0722:05
September equinox07:1818:4719:33
December solstice08:4615:0716:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1430890610

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