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Roodstown Castle

Roodstown Castle from directly overhead

Roodstown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfieldstown Church, a historic site 2.4 miles away.

The story

tower house located in County Louth, Ireland

Wikidata Q26926966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.87224, -6.48672

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Fair Green: 2.4 mi
  • Commons Park: 4.9 mi
  • Viking Boat: 4.9 mi
  • Blackrock Park: 7.9 mi
  • Muirhevnamor District Park: 9.1 mi
Springs
  • Trinity Well: 2.7 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 4.0 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 4.1 mi
  • Sunday Well: 4.7 mi
  • Tober Maura: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Drummeenagh Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Screedoge Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Louth: 5.5 mi
  • Yellow Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Oriel: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Washer Woman: 6.8 mi
  • Cooley Bull: 6.8 mi
  • Sea God Managuan and Voyagers: 10.9 mi
  • Slí na hOibre: 11.2 mi
  • Cooley Bull: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Picnic sites: 14
Gardens: 11
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Ben Head: 18.5 mi
  • Goin Back Area: 21.2 mi
  • No Alibi Area: 21.2 mi
  • Sullivan's Travel Area: 21.2 mi
  • Rising Tide Area: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Roodstown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve FoyeNE 43°589 m16.1 mi
Clermont CarnNNE 25°510 m15.8 mi
CarnavaddyNNE 30°475 m15.2 mi
The Ravens RockNE 38°457 m16.0 mi
The Foxes RockNE 35°404 m16.0 mi
BarnavaveNE 47°349 m15.8 mi
TievecromN 8°316.7 m14.3 mi
CroslieveN 3°308 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5218:39
June solstice04:5521:0322:02
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:4314:5716:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/771280689

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