Portlick Castle
Portlick Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Corn Hill stands 331 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballynakill Castle, a historic site 1.6 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Portlick Castle is a late medieval tower house castle near the village of Glasson, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located approximately 6 miles from Athlone on the shores of Lough Ree. It comprises a square late medieval 4-storey stone tower with an attached 2-storey Georgian wing and Victorian tower.
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Wikidata Q7232106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballynakill Castle: 1.6 mi
- Kilfaughny Castle: 2.4 mi
- Ballynacliffy Castle: 2.6 mi
- Kilkenny Castle: 3.9 mi
- Rinn Duin: 4.4 mi
- Lady Well: 1.9 mi
- Toberclare: 2.4 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 5.1 mi
- St. John's Well: 6.6 mi
- Tober Patrick: 7.7 mi
- Count John McCormack: 5.0 mi
- River Shannon: 5.1 mi
- Bust of Count John McCormack: 5.1 mi
- Grainne Og: 9.7 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 9.7 mi
- Hangman's Hill: 9.5 mi
- Moate Hill: 10.6 mi
- Fair Hill: 11.3 mi
- Sheep Hill: 11.5 mi
- Knockastia: 12.2 mi
- Burgess Park: 5.4 mi
- Green: 9.3 mi
- Ballinahown Playground and Park: 10.3 mi
- Tuar Ard Public Park: 10.3 mi
- Patrick Kelly Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
- Corlea Trackway Interpretative Centre: 8.6 mi
- Craft Workshop: 9.5 mi
- St. Manchans Shrine: 14.0 mi
- Ballylin Bog Boardwalk: 15.3 mi
- Shannonbridge Fort: 16.0 mi
- Athlone Music Museum: 5.1 mi
- Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 9.6 mi
- Dún na Sí: 9.6 mi
- Clonmacnoise: 12.1 mi
- Lemanaghan National School: 15.6 mi
- Oliver Donoghue's Yard since 1992: 5.1 mi
- School Garden: 7.7 mi
- Oldtown House Paddock: 16.2 mi
- Oldtown House Front Lawn: 16.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.3 mi
- Angling Visitor Conference Center: 15.2 mi
- Harbour Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Kilglas: 22.1 mi
- Ardan Wood: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portlick Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | NNE 20° | 331 m | 23.0 mi |
| Slieve Bawn | NNW 337° | 316 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hill of Uisneach | E 91° | 236 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Mary | WNW 285° | 164 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lackan Hill | ESE 117° | 135 m | 24.7 mi |
| Redmond Hill | SSW 207° | 129 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | SSW 204° | 62 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:58 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:07 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 15:06 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1462587768
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