Historic site · Ireland
North Monastery
North Monastery is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cork Folklore Project, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates51.90455, -8.47574
- 13.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 20 mi
- Timoleague View · 22 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 26 mi
- Coast View · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bell's Field: 0.2 mi
- St Peter's Park: 0.4 mi
- Bishop Lucey Park: 0.5 mi
- Glentrasna Park: 0.5 mi
- Peace Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 54
- St Mary's Church: 0.2 mi
- Horse Trough: 0.2 mi
- Art Ó Gríobhtha: 0.3 mi
- Droichead Uí Ghríofa: 0.3 mi
- Griffith Bridge: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 53
- The Shandon Experience: 0.1 mi
- Lost Industries: 0.2 mi
- Kingfisher: 0.3 mi
- The Bull and Drover: 0.3 mi
- "The Castle" Mural: 0.4 mi
Springs
- Toberanogaunig: 4.5 mi
- Sunday Well: 4.8 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 5.7 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.7 mi
- Sunday's Well: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 42
- Saint Peter's: 0.4 mi
- Huguenot Graveyard: 0.4 mi
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow Pride Walkway: 1.0 mi
- Murphy's Farm: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 37
- Grange Hill: 7.5 mi
- Bottle Hill: 10.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 11.2 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Devonshire's Hill: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 28
- Stone Beach: 4.3 mi
- Shell Beach: 9.3 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 9.4 mi
- Cuskinny: 9.6 mi
- Glenmore Strand: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 21
- Shandon Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Cork Rooftop Farm: 0.3 mi
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 0.5 mi
- Cork City Hall Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Cork Folklore Project: 0.0 mi
- The Butter Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Counting House: 0.6 mi
- Collins Barracks Military Museum: 0.6 mi
- Nano Nagle Heritage Centre: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.1 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.4 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 12.7 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.8 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lover's Leap: 17.0 mi
- Lover' Leap: 17.1 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 7.4 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Power’s Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Monastery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musheramore | WNW 290° | 643 m | 22.7 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 287° | 499 m | 23.6 mi |
| Seefin East Top | WNW 295° | 491 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Hillary | NW 313° | 444 m | 21.0 mi |
| Knockcraugh Hill | WNW 295° | 434 m | 18.9 mi |
| Burren | WNW 282° | 433 m | 18.8 mi |
| Knocknaskagh | N 7° | 427 m | 14.1 mi |
| Seefin | N 1° | 424 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:25 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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