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O’Briens Monument

O’Briens Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Slievecallan stands 391 m to the southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridget's Well;St Bridget's Well, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

monument in Derreen, County Clare, Ireland

Wikidata Q55045277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.95184, -9.42283

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs: 60
Attractions: 57
Peaks: 41
  • Sea Stack: 1.6 mi
  • Knockardakin: 1.7 mi
  • Black Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Knockacarn: 6.4 mi
  • Laraghakea Hill: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Lahinch Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Poll na gCaorach: 8.5 mi
  • Port na Cille: 8.8 mi
  • Lár na Trá: 8.8 mi
  • Trawee: 10.8 mi
Museums: 9
Parks: 9
  • Burren Perfumery Herb Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Abhainn sleibhe cascades: 17.8 mi
  • Claureen Community Orchard: 18.9 mi
  • Garden of Rememberance: 19.4 mi
  • Kincora Park: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Post Office Field: 19.6 mi
  • Hen Harrier Reserve: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SlievecallanSE 140°391 m10.0 mi
Slieve ElvaNE 35°344 m11.1 mi
SlievecarranENE 60°326 m19.9 mi
Gleninagh MountainNNE 33°316.1 m14.7 mi
DoughbranneenNNE 29°314 m14.9 mi
CappanawallaNE 39°312 m14.9 mi
AilweeNE 52°304 m16.3 mi
Abbey HillNE 50°293.8 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0518:50
June solstice05:1321:1122:08
September equinox07:2418:5319:39
December solstice08:4915:1716:24

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9679285025

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