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Renvyle Castle

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Renvyle Castle from directly overhead

Renvyle Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Well of the Seven Daughters, a spring 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

15th-century tower house on Renvyle, County Galway, Ireland

Wikidata Q30247373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.60711, -10.03000

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Braadillaun: 1.4 mi
  • Tully Mountain West: 1.4 mi
  • Tully Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Freaghillaun South: 2.1 mi
  • Glassillaun: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Cleggan Signal Tower: 4.1 mi
  • Cleggan fishing disaster 28th October 1927: 4.9 mi
  • Gubbanuggool: 6.9 mi
  • Anchor of the 'Varity' (stranded 1890): 7.0 mi
  • Old Christian Mission Buildings: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 26
Springs: 18
Attractions: 14
Parks: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Walled Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Wild Willow Garden: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Dun Mor Cliffs: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Renvyle Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MweelreaENE 76°814 m8.4 mi
Ben LugmoreENE 75°803 m9.8 mi
Ben BuryENE 71°795 m9.4 mi
Ben Lugmore West TopENE 74°790 m9.5 mi
Ben Lugmore East TopENE 76°790 m10.0 mi
BarrclashcameENE 72°772 m12.5 mi
An Bhinn BhánSE 126°729 m10.1 mi
Binn ChorrSE 125°711 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:0718:53
June solstice05:1121:1622:14
September equinox07:2618:5519:41
December solstice08:5615:1416:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1207711465

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