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Portumna Castle

Portumna Castle from directly overhead

Portumna Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Portumna Castle and Gardens, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

semi-fortified house in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland

Dates from 1617.

Wikidata Q5757525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Office of Public Works
Fee
Yes
Seasonal
spring;summer;autumn

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.08660, -8.22079

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Augh's Eye Well: 2.0 mi
  • St. Colum's Headache Well: 2.2 mi
  • St. Ruadhans Well: 4.1 mi
  • Coolwillin Well: 4.2 mi
  • St Imor's Holy Well: 6.5 mi
Peaks
  • Church Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Redmond Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Tullymore: 10.4 mi
  • Muingnagreeve: 11.1 mi
  • Knigh Hill: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 36
Parks: 29
  • Ecovillage Woodland: 12.1 mi
  • Thomas MacDonagh Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Woodpark Forest & Fairytrail: 14.5 mi
  • Nenagh Community Allotments: 14.9 mi
  • Nenagh Old Park: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 23
Gardens: 11
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 2
  • Blessed Well: 14.0 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White Sands: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Portumna Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaSW 216°531.6 m21.5 mi
Silvermine Mountains W TopS 185°489 m21.4 mi
Silvermine Mountains E TopS 183°479 m21.5 mi
GortagarrySSE 150°458 m22.1 mi
TountinnaSSW 203°457 m18.1 mi
BenduffSE 141°455 m19.7 mi
Kilduff MountainSE 143°445 m21.6 mi
FarbreagueE 101°430 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0018:46
June solstice05:0721:0722:04
September equinox07:1918:4819:34
December solstice08:4515:1116:18

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/191740297

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