Historic site · Ireland
Puck's Castle
Puck's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballycorus Lead Mines Chimney, a historic site 0.6 miles away.
The story
Historic site in County Dublin, Ireland.
Wikidata Q30970320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1537
- Height
- 12 m
How to reach it
Coordinates53.23093, -6.15493
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 1.0 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mullins Hill: 2.7 mi
- Killiney Hill: 3.0 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Powerscourt Estate: 3.4 mi
- Brian Nolan: 3.4 mi
- Powerscourt House: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Joseph Smith (Sudocrem): 3.5 mi
- Sean Lemass: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Ticknick Park: 0.6 mi
- Tully Park: 1.1 mi
- Beckett Park: 1.3 mi
- Loughlinstown Linear Park: 1.7 mi
- Shanganagh Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- The Humpback: 1.2 mi
- Lil’ Crusader: 1.3 mi
- A Pop of Pansies: 1.3 mi
- The Swimmer: 1.9 mi
- Theatre: 2.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Imaginosity: 4.1 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 4.2 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 4.3 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Pearse Museum: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 52
- Victorian Walled Garden: 1.7 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 2.3 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Fernhill Heritage Garden: 3.3 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Ballycorus Lead Mines Chimney: 0.6 mi
- Ballycorus Chimney: 0.6 mi
- Shankill Castle: 0.6 mi
- Tully Church: 1.1 mi
- Carrickmines Castle: 1.7 mi
Springs: 41
- Saint James' Well: 2.4 mi
- Well of Gailline: 3.9 mi
- Scurvy Well: 4.0 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 6.1 mi
- Bride's Well: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 32
- Killiney Beach: 2.6 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 3.1 mi
- Bray Beach: 3.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 3.6 mi
- Naylor's Cove: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Dingle Glen: 1.2 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 1.2 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 1.4 mi
- Ballyman Glen: 1.9 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Lover's Leap: 3.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 3.5 mi
- The Shaft: 4.7 mi
- Streaky Slab: 4.7 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 16.1 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hawk Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Toni's: 10.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 21.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 22.0 mi
- BBQ Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Puck's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | WSW 244° | 757 m | 8.2 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 207° | 726 m | 7.8 mi |
| Seefingan | WSW 254° | 723 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gravale | SW 228° | 719 m | 10.9 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 213° | 685 m | 7.5 mi |
| Carrigvore | SW 225° | 682 m | 9.9 mi |
| Seahan | W 264° | 647 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tonduff | SW 224° | 642 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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