Historic site · Ireland
Portumna Castle
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
How to reach it
Coordinates53.08660, -8.22079
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Gate House: 0.1 mi
- Church (ruins): 1.3 mi
- Windmill (ruins): 1.4 mi
- Old Court Castle: 1.9 mi
- Portland House: 2.6 mi
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
- Hope: 12.0 mi
- Cairn: 12.6 mi
- William Third Earl of Rosse: 13.0 mi
- The Observation of Stars: 15.1 mi
- Barack and Michelle Obama sculpture: 18.0 mi
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
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Banagher Martello Tower: 12.0 mi
- Banagher Marina: 12.1 mi
- Clonfert Cathedral: 12.6 mi
- The Great Telescope 'Leviathan': 12.6 mi
Gardens: 11
- RED Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Millenium Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Birr Community Growery: 12.8 mi
- Nenagh Castle Gardens: 15.3 mi
- r: 15.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre: 12.4 mi
- Historic Science Centre: 12.7 mi
- Birr Heritage Centre: 13.0 mi
- Nenagh Heritage Centre: 15.3 mi
- Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Blessed Well: 14.0 mi
- The Pollagh Trail: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moylussa | SW 216° | 531.6 m | 21.5 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains W Top | S 185° | 489 m | 21.4 mi |
| Silvermine Mountains E Top | S 183° | 479 m | 21.5 mi |
| Gortagarry | SSE 150° | 458 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tountinna | SSW 203° | 457 m | 18.1 mi |
| Benduff | SE 141° | 455 m | 19.7 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | SE 143° | 445 m | 21.6 mi |
| Farbreague | E 101° | 430 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:00 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:07 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:11 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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