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Neigham Castle

Neigham Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballyshanemore Castle, a historic site 1.4 miles away.

The story

Tower house in Neigham, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Wikidata Q137731964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.60650, -7.05439

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Frengh Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Croghan: 3.6 mi
  • Bishop's Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Coppanagh: 4.7 mi
  • Knockanbawn: 5.1 mi
Artworks
Springs
Parks
  • Goresbridge Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Cois Bearbha: 3.2 mi
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 4.2 mi
  • Oak Grove Millennium Park: 7.1 mi
  • The Fair Green: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 44
Museums: 25
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 6.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Neigham Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE794 m11.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainESE732 m11.2 mi
Moats of CraanE657 m12.6 mi
Black Rock MountainE600 m13.7 mi
KnockroeE539 m11.1 mi
SlievebawnENE525 m10.5 mi
Brandon HillSSE515 m7.5 mi
White MountainSE509 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:41
June solstice05:0521:0021:56
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3815:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/700646026

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