Historic site · Ireland
Shay Elliott
Shay Elliott is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gnomes and Wheelies, a artwork 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2023-06-23
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- SHAY ELLIOTT 1934-1971 Rothaí gairmiúl agus ceannaire ar Tour de France 1963 A CHONAIGH ANSEO Professional cyclist and leader of the 1963 Tour de France LIVED HERE
How to reach it
Coordinates53.32766, -6.30294
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Gnomes and Wheelies: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Light: 0.3 mi
- Peace & Love: 0.3 mi
- Singing in the Rain: 0.3 mi
- Monicreques: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Brickfield Park: 0.3 mi
- Bangor Circle: 0.4 mi
- Eamonn Ceannt Park: 0.5 mi
- Pearse Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Mount Argus Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Kilmainham Gaol: 1.0 mi
- Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 1.1 mi
- The Formal Garden at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 1.2 mi
- Guinness Storehouse: 1.2 mi
- Pearse Lyons: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.1 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 5.4 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 5.5 mi
- Kilmashogue: 5.5 mi
- Tibradden Mountain: 6.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Richmond Barracks: 0.9 mi
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 0.9 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 1.0 mi
- Irish Jewish Museum: 1.4 mi
- Collins Barracks: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Éamonn Ceannt: 0.5 mi
- Arthur Guinness the Second: 0.8 mi
- Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 0.9 mi
- Jeanne (Lena) Saks: 0.9 mi
- Ephraim Saks: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 52
- The Kingfisher Project: 0.7 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Formal Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.5 mi
- People's Garden: 1.6 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.1 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.4 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.7 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 3.9 mi
- Rag Well: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 3.8 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.1 mi
- Seapoint: 6.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.9 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- The Grove: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.1 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.5 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hawk Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.7 mi
- The Shaft: 13.7 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.8 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.9 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.9 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.6 mi
- BBQ Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Shay Elliott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 187° | 757 m | 10.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 198° | 723 m | 9.8 mi |
| War Hill | S 171° | 685 m | 13.1 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 184° | 682 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 203° | 647 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tonduff | S 173° | 642 m | 11.6 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 201° | 621 m | 10.5 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 199° | 617 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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