Strancally Castle
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Strancally Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Knockmealdown stands 792 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dromona Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Strancally Castle (from Irish Srón Chaillí, meaning 'nose of the hag') is a castellated country house in County Waterford, Ireland. It was built around 1827 near the site of an earlier castle overlooking the River Blackwater, close to the town of Tallow, County Waterford and Youghal, County Cork. Several structures in the demesne are listed on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Waterford City and County Council.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1820.
Wikidata Q7621210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dromona Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tallow Hill: 5.8 mi
- Carronadavderg: 5.9 mi
- Black Hill: 7.8 mi
- Crow Hill: 8.6 mi
- Dromana Gate: 4.1 mi
- Templemichael Castle: 5.1 mi
- Ballyheeny Castle: 5.2 mi
- Ambrose Power Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Lismore: 5.5 mi
- St. Mochua's Well: 4.5 mi
- Saint Declan's Holy Well: 4.6 mi
- St Michael's Well: 5.2 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 5.6 mi
- Lady Well: 7.5 mi
- Lismore Townpark: 5.5 mi
- Mill Wheel Park: 5.6 mi
- Canal View Park: 5.7 mi
- Millenium Park: 7.4 mi
- Reflection Garden: 8.0 mi
- Clashmore Heritage Centre: 4.6 mi
- Collegiate Church of Saint Mary: 7.8 mi
- Town Wall: 7.8 mi
- Site of the Exchange: 8.0 mi
- Youghal Clock Tower: 8.0 mi
- Molana: 4.8 mi
- Robert Boyle & St. Carthage: 5.5 mi
- Berlin Wall: 5.5 mi
- The Brickmen of Youghal: 6.8 mi
- The Brickmen of Youghal: 6.8 mi
- Whiting Bay: 9.0 mi
- Caliso Bay: 9.2 mi
- Goat Island beach: 9.7 mi
- Glenawilling Beach: 13.0 mi
- Stradbally Cove: 18.0 mi
- north walled garden: 5.0 mi
- Castle Garden: 5.6 mi
- Lismore Castle Formal Garden: 5.6 mi
- Sandyhill Kitchen Garden: 6.1 mi
- The College Garden: 7.9 mi
- Freemasons' Hall Museum: 8.1 mi
- Waterford County Museum: 10.9 mi
- Tipperary Museum of Hidden History: 21.3 mi
- Cobh Museum: 23.5 mi
- Heritage Centre: 23.5 mi
- Mocollop Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Life Space Park: 13.9 mi
- Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 20.4 mi
- Mahon Valley: 16.8 mi
- Mahon Valley: 18.0 mi
- Eagles Step: 23.7 mi
- Eagles Step: 23.8 mi
- Ballard Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Mahon Falls: 18.0 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Kildanogue wildfowl sanctuary and nature reserve: 13.7 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 22.0 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 23.8 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Strancally Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockmealdown | N 351° | 792.4 m | 11.2 mi |
| Knockmoylan | N 351° | 767.1 m | 11.8 mi |
| Coumfea | NE 47° | 741.9 m | 17.6 mi |
| Seefin | NE 49° | 725.592 m | 15.4 mi |
| Coumfea West Top | NE 46° | 711 m | 16.8 mi |
| Knocknafallia | N 3° | 666.5 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNW 347° | 662.7 m | 12.7 mi |
| Knocknagnauv | N 358° | 655.1 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:00 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 21:01 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:19 | 16:22 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/656228442
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