Historic site · Ireland
Peg Washington's Lane
Peg Washington's Lane is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Market House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- c.1800 Peg Washington feared due to the erection of new buildings, she would lose access to the water supply from the river Duiske. Her request for a laneway "The width of myself" was granted.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.53948, -6.95584
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Market House: 0.0 mi
- Eddie Power: 0.1 mi
- Knight of Duiske: 0.1 mi
- Drinking Well: 0.1 mi
- Bianconi Archway: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Graiguenamanagh Mural: 0.0 mi
- Basketweaver Monk: 0.1 mi
- Knight of Duiske: 0.1 mi
- Scribe Monk: 0.1 mi
- Choir Monk: 0.1 mi
Springs
- Lady's Well: 0.1 mi
- Keating's Well: 0.2 mi
- Saint Michael's Well: 0.5 mi
- Ballynakill Wells: 1.1 mi
- Fr. Cloney's Well: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Brandon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Croghan: 3.1 mi
- Monasilloge: 3.2 mi
- Coppanagh: 3.6 mi
- Frengh Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 6.3 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 8.9 mi
- Library Park: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 57
- Ballyogan Cross: 0.1 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 0.1 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 7.7 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 7.8 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 29
- Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 5.9 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.5 mi
- High Hill Norman Garden: 9.9 mi
Museums: 25
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 6.5 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 13.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 14.7 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Arthurstown Beach: 20.5 mi
- Duncannon: 22.1 mi
- Raheen Strand: 22.5 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.1 mi
- Booley Bay Beach: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Castle View: 7.2 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Thomastown Quarry: 7.9 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 20.9 mi
- Fiddown Island: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Peg Washington's Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NE 54° | 794.4 m | 9.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 84° | 732.1 m | 6.3 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 57° | 656.5 m | 10.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 60° | 599.6 m | 11.0 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 62° | 538.77 m | 7.8 mi |
| Slievebawn | NE 42° | 524.8 m | 9.2 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSW 201° | 515 m | 2.2 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 115° | 509 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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