Ringrone Castle
Ringrone Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Burren stands 433 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady's Well, a spring 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built by Myles De Courcey in 1225. It was occupied by the Spaniards before the Battle of Kinsale. The De Courcey family lived here up to the early sixteenth century. The only remains today are the western wall and part of the north wall
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 5 mi
- Timoleague View · 10 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 15 mi
- Coast View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dan Cummins Park: 0.4 mi
- The Bowling Green: 0.9 mi
- Sea Garden: 1.1 mi
- Hippy Murphy Park: 1.1 mi
- The Village Park: 6.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Ringfinnan 9/11 Garden of Remembrance: 0.9 mi
- Tim & Mortimer McCarthy Memorial: 1.0 mi
- James Fort Block House: 1.1 mi
- Desmond Castle: 1.2 mi
- Statue of a Warrior: 7.5 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 7.9 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 10.7 mi
- St Patrick: 10.8 mi
- Christmas Tree: 13.2 mi
- Blacks Brewery & Distillery: 0.8 mi
- Kinsale Deep Sea Angling Charters: 0.9 mi
- Kinsale Harbour Cruises: 1.0 mi
- Spanish Galleon Mainmast: 1.0 mi
- Don & Barry’s Historic Stroll: 1.1 mi
- Dock Beach: 0.7 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 3.3 mi
- White Strand: 3.9 mi
- Garretstown Strand: 3.9 mi
- Howe's Strand: 6.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 0.1 mi
- Tobar Nuadhan: 1.4 mi
- Sunday’s Well: 3.9 mi
- St Laitiarain's Well: 5.9 mi
- Sunday's Well: 6.3 mi
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 1.1 mi
- Lusitania Museum: 4.9 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 9.8 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 13.0 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 14.2 mi
- Actons Gardens: 1.0 mi
- The Town Park: 1.0 mi
- Scilly Park: 1.2 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 5.4 mi
- Centenary Garden: 10.8 mi
- Knockrush: 1.0 mi
- Grange Hill: 12.9 mi
- Knockshanawee: 16.8 mi
- Green Hill: 17.9 mi
- Corran Hill: 18.4 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 4.5 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 7.8 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 16.7 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 16.8 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 18.0 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 12.3 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 16.2 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.5 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 20.9 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 20.7 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 14.7 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ringrone Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burren | NW 319° | 433 m | 24.7 mi |
| Carrigfadda | W 261° | 312 m | 24.6 mi |
| Clearagh Hill | WNW 300° | 288 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bottle Hill | N 357° | 286 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rock Hill | N 350° | 231 m | 24.3 mi |
| Corran Hill | W 273° | 228 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lyradane Mountain | NNW 348° | 226 m | 24.0 mi |
| Knockshanawee | NW 318° | 210 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:24 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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