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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
  • 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: 44
  • 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: 24
  • 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: 12
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
KnocknamanSSE 164°337 m24.8 mi
Slieve BawnNNW 337°315.6 m21.9 mi
Croghan HillESE 103°287 m24.7 mi
Hill of UisneachENE 71°235.5 m13.1 mi
Mount MaryWNW 294°164 m23.8 mi
Lackan HillESE 108°135 m21.1 mi
Redmond HillSW 219°129 m18.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillSW 220°62 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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