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Puck's Castle

Puck's Castle from directly overhead

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

Historic sites
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
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens
  • 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
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
Springs: 57
  • 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: 34
Nature reserves: 21
  • 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: 21
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hawk Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • Toni's: 10.0 mi
  • Poplar Square: 21.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 22.0 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureWSW 244°757 m8.2 mi
DjouceSSW 207°725.5 m7.8 mi
SeefinganWSW 254°722.9 m9.5 mi
GravaleSW 228°719.004 m10.9 mi
War HillSSW 213°684.8 m7.5 mi
CarrigvoreSW 225°682.36 m9.9 mi
SeahanW 264°647.3 m9.4 mi
TonduffSW 224°642 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:37
June solstice04:5820:5921:57
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0216:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/111504901

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