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Raheen Castle

Raheen Castle from directly overhead

Raheen Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carraigín, a beach 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.0 miles off.

Built by Domhnall Ó Donnabháin some time after he was inaugurated in 1584. East wall destroyed by Cromwell's forces in 1649.

What the record says

Built
1584

How to reach it

Coordinates51.53591, -9.16373

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Péicín: 0.7 mi
  • Stuaicín: 0.9 mi
  • Cnoc Sheáin de Barra: 1.0 mi
  • Carraig Throunce: 1.1 mi
  • Nancy's Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 33
Springs: 31
  • Tobar na gCaolán: 1.3 mi
  • Tobar: 1.4 mi
  • Well: 1.8 mi
  • Tobar an Mhinistir: 1.8 mi
  • Well: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Parks: 14
  • Coolngrane Park: 4.2 mi
  • The Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Rossa Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 11.6 mi
  • Emmet Place: 13.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Heritage Centre: 4.8 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 7.8 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Cape Clear Museum: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 10
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • The Warren Dunes: 6.6 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 8.7 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 15.1 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.0 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 3.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kilmurry Woods: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Raheen Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreN 351°545.6 m17.6 mi
Nowen HillNNW 345°535.2 m13.3 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNNW 341°509 m13.1 mi
Mullach MéiseNNW 331°494.3 m13.6 mi
Douce MountainNNW 346°476 m18.8 mi
Doughill MountainNNW 345°471 m20.0 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNNW 342°470 m15.0 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW 339°452 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:49
June solstice05:2021:0421:59
September equinox07:2318:5319:38
December solstice08:4115:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/992323859

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