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Oghill Round Tower

Oghill Round Tower from directly overhead

Oghill Round Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Croaghconnellagh stands 523 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendarragh River Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 18 miles off.

A memorial erected in 1895 to commemorate the slain of soldiers at an ancient battle in the area which was probably related the Jacobite - Williamite war of 1690. Some old ordnance survey maps show the nearby Jacobite Camp at Clonee, Ederney.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.54877, -7.65274

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dooraa Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Tappaghan Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Greenan Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Dooish: 5.9 mi
  • Bin Mountain: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 28
Springs: 26
  • Saint Tierney's Well: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Molaise's Well: 9.8 mi
  • Saint Molaise's Well: 12.3 mi
  • Ooghboraghan Rising: 13.9 mi
  • Saint Faber's Well: 14.1 mi
Parks: 19
  • Famine Graveyard: 5.2 mi
  • Dromore Riverside Walk: 8.2 mi
  • Devenish Island Monastic Site: 12.3 mi
  • Cherry Island: 13.9 mi
  • Ecclesville Park: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Mary Lady of Lough Derg Statue: 9.7 mi
  • Saint Joseph Statue: 9.7 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Statue: 9.7 mi
  • Cloud Viewer: 10.5 mi
  • Stone Circle: 14.4 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Drumquin Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Fireagh Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 22.5 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • The Cloister: 9.7 mi
  • Ireland's Best Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Pleasure Grounds: 20.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Cutting Flower Patch: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Drummoney Waterfall: 3.6 mi
  • Blackslee waterfall: 10.5 mi
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 19.6 mi
  • Cascades Waterfall: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 13.3 mi
  • RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 13.8 mi
  • Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Hanging Rock: 20.2 mi
  • Monastir: 21.7 mi
  • Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Murvagh Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Wardtown Strand: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Marble Arch: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Oghill Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CroaghconnellaghNW 314°523 m17.5 mi
CroaghonaghNW 315°451 m16.4 mi
CroaghnamealNW 304°438 m14.0 mi
Bessy BellNE 47°420 m14.0 mi
CroaghmeenNW 305°401 m14.8 mi
Belmore MountainSSW 199°398 m16.5 mi
TullybrackSSW 213°386 m15.5 mi
CrockkinnagoeWNW 300°361 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5618:44
June solstice04:5521:1122:11
September equinox07:1618:4519:32
December solstice08:5214:5516:07

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/10867419343

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