Historic site · Ireland
Skerries Rock
Skerries Rock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Two Rock Mountain stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballast pit, a park 0.4 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Electoral district in County Fingal, Ireland.
Wikidata Q59719392, matched on coordinates and name (591 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Skerries Rock
How to reach it
Coordinates53.58216, -6.11890
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Embracing Seals: 0.6 mi
- Na Sceiri: 0.6 mi
- Oystercatchers: 0.7 mi
- National Tidy Towns Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Loughshinny: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Skerries Mills: 0.6 mi
- Percy French Memorial Bench: 0.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Footprint: 0.8 mi
- Lusk Round Tower: 4.3 mi
- Newbridge House: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Hamilton Obelisk: 0.5 mi
- The Pole Sea Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Percy French: 0.7 mi
- Skerries: 0.8 mi
- St. Patricks Church: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Ballast pit: 0.4 mi
- Floraville: 0.5 mi
- The Kybe: 0.6 mi
- Barnageeragh Road Field: 0.6 mi
- Charlie Moore Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Museums: 54
- Balrothery Heritage Centre: 2.9 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 9.2 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Millmount Museum: 13.0 mi
- National Transport Museum: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 52
- Walled Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fingal Allotments: 8.0 mi
- Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre: 8.5 mi
- Broadmeadow Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Malahide Heritage Garden: 9.2 mi
Springs: 42
- Lady Well: 1.8 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 3.2 mi
- Clonard Spring: 4.3 mi
- Tobersool: 5.8 mi
- St. Kenny's Well: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 34
- Man O'War Hill: 2.9 mi
- Knockbrack: 5.8 mi
- Hollywood Great: 6.0 mi
- Naul Hill: 7.1 mi
- Knockbane: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 21
- North Beach: 0.5 mi
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Portrane Beach: 6.1 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lambay Harbour: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Wavin Lakes: 3.4 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 14.2 mi
- The Grove: 18.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 19.0 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- BBQ Area: 1.7 mi
- Port Oriel: 15.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 17.9 mi
- Toni's: 18.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ben Head: 6.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skerries Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rock Mountain | SSW 192° | 536 m | 24.3 mi |
| Tibradden Mountain | SSW 196° | 466 m | 24.6 mi |
| Three Rock Mountain | SSW 192° | 444 m | 23.7 mi |
| Kilmashogue | SSW 195° | 408 m | 23.7 mi |
| Montpelier Hill | SSW 201° | 383 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Oriel | NW 312° | 304 m | 21.6 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | WNW 304° | 225 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 314° | 209 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:00 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 14:58 | 16:07 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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