Historic site · Ireland
Roodstown Castle
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
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
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
Historic sites: 56
- Mansfieldstown Church: 2.4 mi
- Sir Frederick Foster Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Hatch's Castle: 2.4 mi
- Ardee Castle: 2.4 mi
- Mullacurry Race Course: 2.8 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
Artworks: 49
- Washer Woman: 6.8 mi
- Cooley Bull: 6.8 mi
- Sea God Managuan and Voyagers: 10.9 mi
- Slí na hOibre: 11.2 mi
- The Railway: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 21
- Viking Boat: 4.9 mi
- Monasterboice Round Tower: 7.1 mi
- Muiredach's High Cross: 7.1 mi
- Elizabeth Drummond Tower: 7.9 mi
- Photo Gallery: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Port Oriel: 12.0 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 13.3 mi
- The Bush: 14.7 mi
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 7.5 mi
- Railway Museum: 9.4 mi
- Louth County Museum: 9.8 mi
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre: 10.6 mi
- Millmount Museum: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- The Princess Grace Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 18.5 mi
- Parnell Garden: 18.8 mi
- The Holistic Gardens: 18.8 mi
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
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 19.4 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve: 22.9 mi
- Wavin Lakes: 23.1 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Foye | NE 43° | 589 m | 16.1 mi |
| Clermont Carn | NNE 25° | 510 m | 15.8 mi |
| Carnavaddy | NNE 30° | 475 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Ravens Rock | NE 38° | 457 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Foxes Rock | NE 35° | 404 m | 16.0 mi |
| Barnavave | NE 47° | 349 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tievecrom | N 8° | 317 m | 14.3 mi |
| Croslieve | N 3° | 308 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:52 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:03 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:57 | 16:07 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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