Historic site · Ireland
Moyode Castle
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Moyode Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pete’s Castle, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.6 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.25632, -8.70034
- 7.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 15 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 17 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- 1421NWK022 Spring: 2.0 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 7.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 7.9 mi
- St Dima's Well: 8.1 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
- Pete’s Castle: 1.3 mi
- Caher Castle: 1.4 mi
- Riverville Castle (ruins): 2.1 mi
- Dunsandle Castle: 2.4 mi
- Killora Church (ruins): 2.9 mi
Peaks: 40
- Knockapollboy: 10.7 mi
- Knockroe: 11.4 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 11.7 mi
- Cashlaundrumlahan: 11.9 mi
- Caheranearl: 12.1 mi
Parks: 38
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 2.4 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- The Walks: 6.7 mi
- The Long Point: 7.4 mi
- The Green: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 34
- Athenry Abbey: 3.4 mi
- Turoe Stone: 5.7 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 9.4 mi
- Dartfield Horse Museum: 9.5 mi
- Derrybrien Bog Slide: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Winged Horse: 3.5 mi
- Machnamh: 3.5 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 12.5 mi
- Christ The King: 14.0 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ballyloughane Beach: 13.2 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 13.8 mi
- Grattan Beach: 15.1 mi
- Trawclogh: 15.7 mi
- Ladies Beach: 15.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Heritage Center: 3.5 mi
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum: 11.8 mi
- Galway City Museum: 14.6 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 14.6 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Woodville Walled Garden: 5.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
- Famine Garden: 15.4 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 15.5 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moyode Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | S 182° | 400 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | SSE 160° | 395 m | 21.4 mi |
| Scalp | SSE 154° | 380 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SSE 154° | 378 m | 21.2 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | SSE 159° | 360 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SSE 163° | 358 m | 11.9 mi |
| Slievecarran | SW 229° | 326 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | WSW 248° | 316 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:02 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:09 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 15:12 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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