Historic site · Ireland
Site of St. Ailbe's Monastery
Site of St. Ailbe's Monastery is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Venerable Fr John Sullivan Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
Clane Heritage Trail Plaque introducing the site
What the record says
- Inscription
- An early Christian monastery was founded here by St. Ailbe in the 6th Century. Until 1883 it served as the Church of Ireland church reopening in 1983 as the Abbey Community Centre
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clane Community Council
How to reach it
Coordinates53.29052, -6.68565
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barrettstown Hill: 2.5 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 4.8 mi
- St. Peter's Hill: 4.9 mi
- Kill Hill: 5.4 mi
- Black Hill: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Prosperous Park & Playground: 2.8 mi
- Kerdiffstown Park: 4.1 mi
- Little Green: 4.3 mi
- Big Green: 4.3 mi
- Monread District Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Perpetual Motion: 4.4 mi
- From Here to There, from There to Here: 4.6 mi
- Siren: 5.2 mi
- Dance: 7.4 mi
- Up Up and Away: 9.9 mi
Museums: 58
- Museum of Motorsport: 3.4 mi
- The Steam Musem: 3.8 mi
- National Science Museum: 7.1 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 7.6 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- The Kildare Maze: 3.5 mi
- Oughterard Round Tower: 5.0 mi
- Oakley Park: 6.7 mi
- Russell Library: 7.1 mi
- Pugin Hall: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Venerable Fr John Sullivan Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Celebrating Community: 0.0 mi
- ICA: 0.0 mi
- Clane Friary: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Cross: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 53
- Park View Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 3.8 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Junior Garden: 7.1 mi
- Olympic Garden: 9.4 mi
Springs
- Lady's Well: 3.4 mi
- St. Farnan's Well: 4.1 mi
- Moods Well: 4.2 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Peters Well: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 4.0 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Community Orchard: 14.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Poplar Square: 5.0 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 8.7 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.2 mi
- Toni's: 15.7 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 10
- Sandymount Strand: 19.8 mi
- Merrion Strand: 20.0 mi
- Seapoint: 21.8 mi
- Coon Beach: 21.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Glendalough Crags: 23.1 mi
- Lover's Leap: 23.2 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 23.2 mi
- Abseil: 23.3 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Site of St. Ailbe's Monastery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | SE 138° | 847 m | 17.3 mi |
| Kippure | ESE 118° | 757 m | 16.6 mi |
| Seefingan | ESE 118° | 723 m | 14.5 mi |
| Moanbane | SE 144° | 703 m | 16.0 mi |
| Silsean | SSE 147° | 698 m | 16.3 mi |
| Seahan | ESE 112° | 647 m | 13.5 mi |
| Seefin | ESE 121° | 621 m | 14.0 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | ESE 112° | 617 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:03 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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