Historic site · Ireland
Saint Mary’s Abbey
Saint Mary’s Abbey is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Walks, a park 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.19989, -8.57010
- 12.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 21 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- St Bridget's Well: 0.4 mi
- St Dima's Well: 2.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 2.3 mi
- Tobermacdruagh: 5.0 mi
- Priest's Well: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 48
- Caheranearl: 7.1 mi
- Knockapollboy: 7.3 mi
- Cashlaundrumlahan: 7.7 mi
- Knocknavana: 8.5 mi
- Knocknamona: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
- Earlspark Deerpark: 1.5 mi
- Field System, Earlspark: 2.2 mi
- Ballybroder Castle: 2.4 mi
- Cloghastookeen Castle (ruins): 3.4 mi
- Kilbought Convent: 3.5 mi
Parks: 43
- The Walks: 0.1 mi
- The Long Point: 0.9 mi
- Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 7.7 mi
- Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Raeglas: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 29
- Turoe Stone: 3.7 mi
- Dartfield Horse Museum: 4.2 mi
- Derrybrien Bog Slide: 7.9 mi
- Athenry Abbey: 9.9 mi
- Kilconnell Abbey: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Winged Horse: 10.0 mi
- Machnamh: 10.0 mi
- Christ The King: 13.8 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 18.9 mi
- Bobbyjo: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 10
- White Sands: 14.1 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 19.2 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 19.8 mi
- Grattan Beach: 20.9 mi
- Trawclogh: 21.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Heritage Center: 10.0 mi
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum: 12.3 mi
- Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre: 12.6 mi
- Old Forge: 18.7 mi
- Galway City Museum: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Woodville Walled Garden: 4.2 mi
- Famine Garden: 11.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.2 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Blessed Well: 24.0 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Mary’s Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSW 201° | 400 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain | S 173° | 395 m | 16.3 mi |
| Scalp | SSE 167° | 380 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cappaghabaun Mountain East | SSE 166° | 378 m | 15.6 mi |
| Turkenagh Mountain | S 173° | 360 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SSW 195° | 358 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slievecarran | WSW 249° | 326 m | 19.6 mi |
| Laghtea Hill | SSE 162° | 325 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:01 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:08 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 15:12 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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