Ross Castle
Ross Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Cnoc na Péiste stands 985 m to the west-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Ross Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Rois) is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney. The castle is operated by the Office of Public Works, and is open to the public seasonally with guided tours.
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Wikidata Q1855987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 4.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 2 mi
- Torc Mountain · 3 mi
- Waterfall view · 6 mi
- Ladie's View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 1.3 mi
- McCarthy Mor Castle: 1.4 mi
- Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Royal Munster Fusiliers Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Torc Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Torc Mountain W Top: 3.1 mi
- Shehy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Tomies Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Eagles Nest: 3.6 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 1.6 mi
- Tobermurry: 5.1 mi
- Tobereendoney: 7.9 mi
- Toberbullaun: 9.7 mi
- Toberlina: 11.0 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 1.5 mi
- Jaunting Tours: 1.5 mi
- Muckross Traditional Farm: 2.0 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 2.5 mi
- Aghadoe Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site: 2.6 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 1.5 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 1.7 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 1.7 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 1.7 mi
- Oak Spirit: 2.2 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Killarney House: 1.4 mi
- Stone garden: 2.0 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 11.4 mi
- Reenagross Park: 11.5 mi
- Fern Garden: 1.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 16.8 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 17.1 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 17.2 mi
- McRose Beach: 1.9 mi
- Coss Strand: 13.8 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 18.9 mi
- Fenit Beach: 21.6 mi
- Snave Strand: 21.6 mi
- Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 15.8 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 17.1 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 19.8 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 11.4 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 14.6 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 16.6 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 19.8 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Caoinkeen: 15.4 mi
- Droppa: 20.3 mi
- Three Counties: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Ross Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnoc na Péiste | WSW 247° | 985.1 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maolán Buí | WSW 246° | 968.9 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | WSW 245° | 954.6 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Big Gun | WSW 247° | 939.9 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cruach Mhór | WSW 249° | 930.8 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top | WSW 245° | 922.9 m | 8.2 mi |
| Knockbrinnea West Top | WSW 257° | 852.2 m | 9.0 mi |
| Knockbrinnea East Top | WSW 257° | 845.4 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 21:08 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:26 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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