Historic site · Ireland
Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rathfarnham Castle Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Castle in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland.
Dates from 1583.
Wikidata Q26758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.29805, -6.28359
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rathfarnham Castle Park: 0.0 mi
- Dodder Valley Park: 0.3 mi
- Bushy Park: 0.4 mi
- Orwell Park: 0.8 mi
- Loreto Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Tea with Nanny: 0.0 mi
- The Skating Minister: 0.1 mi
- Sensory Smell: 0.1 mi
- Sensory Sight: 0.1 mi
- Sensory Touch: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Nature Room: 1.1 mi
- Fairy Tree Home: 1.9 mi
- The MART Gallery: 2.0 mi
- Airfield Farm: 2.2 mi
- Teeling Whiskey Company: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kilmashogue: 3.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 3.7 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 4.0 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 4.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Pearse Museum: 1.0 mi
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 2.0 mi
- Irish Jewish Museum: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Literature Ireland: 2.8 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 52
- St Enda's Park Walled Garden: 1.0 mi
- Trinity College Dublin Botanical Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Regency Walled Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Kingfisher Project: 1.5 mi
- Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Old Rathfarnham Castle Gate House: 0.3 mi
- Shell House: 0.4 mi
- The Bottle Tower: 0.6 mi
- Austin Clarke Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Obelisk: 1.1 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.0 mi
- Saint James' Well: 4.7 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.8 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 5.1 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 27
- Merrion Strand: 3.5 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.8 mi
- Seapoint: 5.1 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 7.0 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Wildflower Meadow: 1.9 mi
- The Grove: 2.6 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 3.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Hawk Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 9.5 mi
- The Shaft: 11.7 mi
- Streaky Slab: 11.8 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 3.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 15.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.5 mi
- BBQ Area: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Rathfarnham Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 194° | 757 m | 8.5 mi |
| Djouce | S 171° | 726 m | 11.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 207° | 723 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gravale | SSW 193° | 719 m | 12.3 mi |
| War Hill | S 174° | 685 m | 11.0 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 188° | 682 m | 11.7 mi |
| Seahan | SW 216° | 647 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tonduff | S 176° | 642 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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