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Shee

Shee from directly overhead

Shee is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Elias Shee coat-of-arms, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Chest tomb for William Shee and his wife Margaret Walsh at St Mary's Church, Kilkenny.

Wikidata Q131721433, matched on coordinates and name (146 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates52.65291, -7.25313

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 4.3 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 4.8 mi
  • Castle Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Foyleatalure: 9.0 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 9.8 mi
Parks: 49
  • Watergate Urban Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Garden: 0.2 mi
  • James's Green: 0.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.2 mi
  • Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 38
Museums: 22
Gardens: 21
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 10.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Shee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE794 m20.0 mi
SheegounaSW554 m19.6 mi
KnockroeESE539 m19.8 mi
SlievebawnE525 m18.6 mi
Brandon HillSE515 m15.3 mi
White MountainESE509 m20.0 mi
KnockahunnaSW503 m19.1 mi
CarrigroeESE495 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8248523121

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