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Site of the Fever Hospital

Site of the Fever Hospital from directly overhead

Site of the Fever Hospital is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Ardkill More stands 268 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Fire House, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
The old fever hospital was used to care for dying people and storing the dead during the famine, which saw dramatically increased starvation, fever and smallpox.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.86672, -7.20423

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Kilmore: 0.3 mi
  • Carn: 0.9 mi
  • Frael: 1.1 mi
  • Gallonnambraher: 1.4 mi
  • Lackenmore: 1.6 mi
Springs
  • Toberpatrick: 2.7 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 4.2 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 4.6 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 4.6 mi
  • Tober Altan: 5.3 mi
Parks: 54
  • Nuns' Walk: 0.2 mi
  • Percy French Park: 0.4 mi
  • Crover Boat Quay: 4.5 mi
  • Virginia lakeshore: 5.5 mi
  • Lavey Strand: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Our World: 0.2 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 0.2 mi
  • Walk the Walk: 0.3 mi
  • Percy French: 0.3 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Rectory Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Virginia Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Ballinagh Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Loughcrew Gardens: 9.5 mi
  • Fairgreen Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Creamery Waterfall: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Site of the Fever Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ardkill MoreNW 305°268 m6.4 mi
Aghalion HillSE 127°249 m2.1 mi
CarnSE 138°237 m0.9 mi
DrumnaveaghNNE 14°218 m4.8 mi
GreaghnafarnaNE 35°216 m5.5 mi
Moher NorthN 4°215 m4.0 mi
DerryhumNE 49°215 m5.4 mi
PollamaladyE 84°213 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5518:42
June solstice04:5821:0622:05
September equinox07:1518:4419:30
December solstice08:4615:0016:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10702559264

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