Olderfleet Castle
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Olderfleet Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Stern, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Olderfleet Castle is a four-storey towerhouse, the remains of which stand on Curran Point to the south of Larne Harbour in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The place name of Olderfleet may be a corruption of Ulfrecksfiord (or Ulfried's Fjord), the Viking name for Larne Lough. Olderfleet Castle is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Curran and Drumaliss, in the former Larne Borough Council area, at grid ref: D4133 0166.
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Wikidata Q7085566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 11 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 20 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Stern: 0.2 mi
- The Friends' Goodwill Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Queen Elizabeth’s 60 Years Crown: 0.8 mi
- Henry McNeill's Mural by Larne Renovation Generation: 0.8 mi
- Love Larne Mural: 0.9 mi
- Lime Kiln: 3.5 mi
- the gobbins path: 5.1 mi
- Gobbins Visitor Centre: 5.6 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre: 8.3 mi
- Madman's Window (rock formation): 9.8 mi
- Curran Park: 0.6 mi
- Smiley Park: 0.9 mi
- Larne Town Park and Chaine's Park: 1.0 mi
- Larne Cenotaph: 1.0 mi
- Larne Town Park: 1.1 mi
- Donalds Carn: 5.0 mi
- Slimero: 5.1 mi
- Agnew's Hill: 5.3 mi
- Ballycoos: 6.3 mi
- Muldersleigh Hill: 6.4 mi
- MV Princess Victoria Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Larne War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Glynn Old Church: 1.2 mi
- Hillmount House: 2.8 mi
- Kilwaughter Castle: 3.5 mi
- Drumalis House Private Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Glenooe Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Blossoms at Larne Lough: 3.4 mi
- Bog Garden: 3.6 mi
- Kilcoan GArdens: 3.8 mi
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 1.1 mi
- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: 6.9 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage: 8.3 mi
- US Rangers Centre: 8.3 mi
- Carrickfergus Museum: 8.7 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 15.0 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 16.0 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 17.3 mi
- Bog Meadows: 18.9 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 3.2 mi
- Cranny Falls: 13.7 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 17.5 mi
- Browns bay walk: 1.6 mi
- Brompton Bay: 12.9 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 13.0 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 13.1 mi
- Seapark Beach: 13.4 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 4.3 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 13.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 14.6 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 15.3 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 14.6 mi
- Tobernaveen: 16.6 mi
- Spa Well: 19.8 mi
- Cottage Park: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Olderfleet Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NW 315° | 550 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slievenanee | NW 311° | 543 m | 19.6 mi |
| Slieveanorra | NW 314° | 508 m | 23.2 mi |
| Divis | SSW 209° | 478 m | 18.2 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | W 273° | 474 m | 5.3 mi |
| Skerry Hill | NW 306° | 459 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mid Hill | NW 305° | 440 m | 15.7 mi |
| Slemish | WNW 283° | 438 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:48 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:04 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 14:44 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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