Historic site · Ireland
School Ruin
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School Ruin is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Conigar SW Top stands 566 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Collins Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.1 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.61165, -8.98064
- 1.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galley Head View · 4 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 4 mi
- Coast View · 6 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Michael Collins Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Turret: 1.0 mi
- Castlefreke Castle: 2.8 mi
- Rathbarry Church Ruin: 3.1 mi
- Ross Abbey: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Ownahincha Strand (West): 3.2 mi
- Little Island Strand: 3.3 mi
- The Warren: 3.5 mi
- The Long Strand: 3.9 mi
- Inchydoney Beach: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Carrigfadda: 5.2 mi
- Corran Hill: 6.3 mi
- Big Height: 7.6 mi
- Poll na Slinne: 7.7 mi
- Big Bank: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 39
- Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 3.3 mi
- Clonakilty Distillery: 4.1 mi
- West Cork Model Railway Village: 4.3 mi
- Lios na gCon Ring Fort: 6.0 mi
- Leap waterfall: 7.3 mi
Springs: 37
- Toberruane: 1.3 mi
- St. James Well: 4.3 mi
- Toberbreedy: 5.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.4 mi
- Tobar na Cille: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Faill na Seabhach: 6.3 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 6.4 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 7.8 mi
- Faill na Cág: 7.8 mi
- Pointe an Dorais: 7.9 mi
Parks: 20
- Gearagh Park: 3.3 mi
- Emmet Place: 3.9 mi
- Riverside amenity area: 4.0 mi
- Croppy Park: 4.3 mi
- Parking 5cars: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 13
- Henry Ford Model T: 6.7 mi
- Molly the Púca: 6.8 mi
- St Patrick: 9.4 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 9.5 mi
- Sam Maguire: 9.5 mi
Museums: 11
- Cottage Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 3.4 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 7.1 mi
- Heritage Centre: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 11
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 4.3 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 12.4 mi
- Water Garden: 14.6 mi
- Raised Beds: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 3.5 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 3.8 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 8.2 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Kilmurry Woods: 16.4 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 16.7 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Fall Down: 13.3 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of School Ruin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conigar SW Top | NW 310° | 566 m | 21.4 mi |
| Shehy More | NW 319° | 546 m | 16.1 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NW 304° | 535 m | 13.6 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | WNW 301° | 509 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mullach Méise | WNW 295° | 494 m | 15.8 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NW 316° | 476 m | 18.0 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NW 317° | 471 m | 19.2 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NW 306° | 470 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:04 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:04 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:27 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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