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Saint Kevin's Bed

Saint Kevin's Bed from directly overhead

Saint Kevin's Bed is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple-na-Skellig, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.00434, -6.35268

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Parks
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Ashford Park: 10.3 mi
  • Cullen Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
  • Abbey Ground: 12.8 mi
  • Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Temple-na-Skellig: 0.1 mi
  • Site of Saint Kevin's Cell: 0.2 mi
  • Fiddler's Row: 1.0 mi
  • Mine Level: 1.0 mi
  • Miners' Village: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Black Stack: 6.3 mi
  • Blackbird of Avondale: 7.1 mi
  • The Wisdom Seat: 7.8 mi
  • Separation: 7.9 mi
  • Reading Ganesh: 7.9 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 50
  • Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Darraghville / Convent lower walled garden: 13.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 14.1 mi
Springs: 43
Beaches: 22
  • Coon Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Leamore Strand: 14.2 mi
  • Furzeditch Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Kilpoole Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Silver Strand: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 17
  • Glendalough Crags: 1.4 mi
  • Glanmalure North Crag: 2.4 mi
  • Dwyer's Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 3.5 mi
  • Abseil: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 2.6 mi
  • Coolalingo: 2.9 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Poplar Square: 19.6 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 21.1 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 22.0 mi
  • Toni's: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Saint Kevin's Bed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LugnaquillaWSW925 m5.3 mi
TonelageeNNW816 m3.7 mi
CloghernaghSW800 m4.0 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopN796 m6.7 mi
CorrigasleggaunSW795 m4.8 mi
SlievemaanWSW760 m6.4 mi
CamenabologueW758 m5.1 mi
ConavallaW734 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5318:38
June solstice05:0020:5921:56
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3715:0516:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4351251569

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