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Rathbeagh Castle

Rathbeagh Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Croghan stands 365 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Catherine's Well, a spring 0.1 miles away.

The story

church and tower house ruin in the townland of Rathbeagh, Co. Kilkenny

Wikidata Q126899367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.75468, -7.34703

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Nale's Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Knockmannon Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Ballynalacken Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Ballylehaun Hill: 6.6 mi
Artworks
Parks: 56
  • Fair Green: 2.5 mi
  • Millenium Park: 2.7 mi
  • Millenium Park: 5.2 mi
  • Kilkenny Countryside Park: 5.4 mi
  • Richmond swimming area: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 27
  • Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rothe House Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Famine Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
Museums: 24
  • Ionad Lachtain: 2.6 mi
  • Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Footprints In Coal: 7.1 mi
  • Stephens Barracks Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Rothe House & Garden: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.3 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 18.5 mi
  • Lacca: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock of Foyle: 6.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Rathbeagh Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CroghanSE 135°365 m19.2 mi
CoppanaghSE 139°365 m19.7 mi
Clomantagh HillW 261°349 m6.8 mi
KnocknamuckSW 226°340 m10.8 mi
Clogrennan HillENE 74°336 m14.7 mi
Fossy MountainNNE 29°332 m15.1 mi
Fossy HillNNE 28°323 m14.5 mi
Cullenagh MountainNNE 15°317 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0521:0221:58
September equinox07:1618:4519:31
December solstice08:4015:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1227775012

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