Parkavonear Castle
Parkavonear Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Aghadoe Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring of Kerry passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Parkavonear Castle is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman ruin in Aghadoe in Ireland, overlooking the lakes of Killarney. It was built following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169.
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Wikidata Q7138196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 4.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 5 mi
- Torc Mountain · 6 mi
- Waterfall view · 8 mi
- Ladie's View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Famine Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 1.9 mi
- Mission Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Kerry 2nd Brigade of the Irish Republican Army: 2.1 mi
- Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Tomies Mountain North Top: 4.2 mi
- Tomies Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Shehy Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Purple Mountain NE Top: 4.9 mi
- Struicín: 5.0 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 2.0 mi
- Tobermurry: 2.9 mi
- Tobereendoney: 5.3 mi
- Toberbullaun: 7.1 mi
- Toberlina: 9.6 mi
- Aghadoe Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site: 0.0 mi
- Aghadoe Round Tower: 0.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 2.3 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 3.6 mi
- Lissivigeen Stone Circle: 4.1 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 2.4 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 2.4 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 2.4 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 2.4 mi
- Oak Spirit: 4.8 mi
- Killarney House: 2.4 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Stone garden: 4.6 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 13.6 mi
- Reenagross Park: 13.8 mi
- Fern Garden: 2.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.6 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 14.2 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 14.5 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 14.7 mi
- McRose Beach: 4.5 mi
- Coss Strand: 15.6 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 17.8 mi
- Fenit Beach: 19.1 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 21.4 mi
- Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 14.5 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 14.6 mi
- Kilflynn Nature Reserve: 19.1 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 14.0 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 17.0 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 19.0 mi
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 20.7 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 2.9 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Caoinkeen: 18.0 mi
- Droppa: 22.3 mi
- Three Counties: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Parkavonear Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | WSW 237° | 1,039 m | 9.6 mi |
| Beenkeragh | WSW 240° | 1,008 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | SW 228° | 985 m | 8.0 mi |
| Maolán Buí | SW 228° | 969 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Bones | WSW 238° | 957 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | SW 229° | 955 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Big Gun | SW 228° | 940 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cruach Mhór | SW 229° | 931 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 21:08 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:25 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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