Historic site · Ireland
Portlaoise Courthouse
Portlaoise Courthouse is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old County Gaol, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The courthouse with its Morrison facades, was built in 1782 as its predecessor was destroyed by fire. It was the scene of many famous trials [...]
How to reach it
Coordinates53.03413, -7.29996
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old County Gaol: 0.0 mi
- Old St Peter's Church: 0.1 mi
- Portlaoise Vocational School: 0.1 mi
- Colonel James Fitzmaurice: 0.1 mi
- St. Mary's C.B.S.: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Fragments of Time and Space: 0.1 mi
- James Fintan Lalor Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Eitilt: 0.2 mi
- Peacock: 0.2 mi
- Saint Mochua's Desk: 6.5 mi
Parks
- Fitzmaurice Place: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Triogue Liner Park: 0.3 mi
- Portlaoise Leisure Centre Park: 0.3 mi
- The Peoples Park: 0.5 mi
Springs
- Toberlehern: 2.9 mi
- Toberacullen: 3.3 mi
- Darby's Well: 4.6 mi
- Black Croft Well: 4.9 mi
- Tobernahinch: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Red Hill: 3.1 mi
- Derry Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hewson Hill: 3.5 mi
- Castle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Rock of Cashel: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 24
- Timahoe Round Tower: 6.5 mi
- Emo Court: 6.6 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 7.8 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 11.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 6.5 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 6.7 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 8.3 mi
- Clonaslee Heritage Centre: 12.1 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 8.4 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 9.5 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Emo Court picnic area: 6.6 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 8.6 mi
- Carrick Woods: 8.9 mi
- River walk: 9.9 mi
- Lacca: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 11.3 mi
- Community Orchard: 17.8 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 21.6 mi
- Ardan Wood: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Portlaoise Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | W 272° | 527 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stillbrook Hill | WNW 281° | 514 m | 14.3 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | WNW 291° | 508.195 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wolftrap Mountain | WNW 291° | 487 m | 12.8 mi |
| Barcam | W 275° | 484 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | WNW 296° | 482.088 m | 8.8 mi |
| Carroll's Hill | W 279° | 482 m | 15.4 mi |
| Castleconor | WNW 281° | 407 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 21:03 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:08 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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