Skerry's Castle (ruins)
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Skerry's Castle (ruins) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Callan Co-operative Agricultural & Dairy Society Ltd., a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Ruins of a towerhouse in Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
Wikidata Q122190421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Holy Trinity Stone: 0.2 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 5.4 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 6.9 mi
- Slate sculpture: 8.2 mi
- Chapel Rock: 5.8 mi
- Carricknagappul: 5.9 mi
- Foyleatalure: 7.2 mi
- Carrigmaclea: 7.4 mi
- Warhouse Hill: 7.5 mi
- Callan Co-operative Agricultural & Dairy Society Ltd.: 0.1 mi
- Humphrey O'Sullivan: 0.1 mi
- James Hoban Monument: 0.1 mi
- Callan Great War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Edmund Rice Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 4.9 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 9.2 mi
- Kenny's Well: 9.2 mi
- James's Green: 9.3 mi
- Waterbarracks: 9.3 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.2 mi
- Tobernaskeagh: 1.3 mi
- Tobar San Séain: 1.4 mi
- Toberbride: 1.4 mi
- Tobernagibboge: 2.4 mi
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 4.5 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 5.5 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 7.5 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 8.6 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 9.0 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 0.6 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 5.1 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 7.5 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 9.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 9.5 mi
- Shrubberies: 3.1 mi
- Fairy Garden: 7.1 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 7.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.5 mi
- Orchard: 8.7 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 10.2 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 10.4 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 15.0 mi
- Fiddown Island: 15.4 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 18.7 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 18.8 mi
- Mahon Falls: 22.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 4.5 mi
- Mahon Valley: 22.5 mi
- Castle View: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Skerry's Castle (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenamon | SW 222° | 720 m | 10.8 mi |
| Knocksheegowna | SSW 207° | 676 m | 18.9 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | SW 226° | 564 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 222° | 554 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | E 98° | 515 m | 17.7 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 225° | 503 m | 9.7 mi |
| Long Hill | SW 218° | 404 m | 18.7 mi |
| Knockinadotha | SW 219° | 387 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:13 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/627632485
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