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Templetate Lock

Templetate Lock from directly overhead

Templetate Lock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Slieve Beagh stands 380 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaundice Well, a spring 1.6 miles away.

The story

Lock in Ulster Canal, County Monaghan, Ireland.

Wikidata Q55047613, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates54.21233, -7.11640

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lisarrilly Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pottiagh: 2.8 mi
  • Rough Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Tomb Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Knockmacaroony: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
Parks: 56
  • Hollywood Park: 4.2 mi
  • Oriel Park: 5.8 mi
  • Ulster Canal Park: 6.3 mi
  • Peter's Lake: 6.5 mi
  • Monaghan Rotary Club Garden: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Dagda's Cauldron: 4.6 mi
  • Giant Redwood (1862): 4.7 mi
  • Druid Giant: 4.7 mi
  • Spike Giant: 4.7 mi
  • The Morrigan (Red Wolf Giant): 4.8 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Old Train: 9.3 mi
  • The Village Green: 11.3 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 15.7 mi
  • Peace For All: 16.1 mi
  • Post Box: 17.5 mi
Springs: 32
  • Jaundice Well: 1.6 mi
  • Saint John's Well: 3.5 mi
  • Tobernamona: 4.2 mi
  • Saint Tiarnach's Well: 6.3 mi
  • St Dympna's Well: 8.4 mi
Museums: 17
Gardens: 11
  • The Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
  • McGuigan Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Tullyvin Walled Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Lanesborough Walled Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Belturbet Community Allotments: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Field Study Park: 6.7 mi
  • Favour Royal Forest Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
  • Green Lough Crannóg: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Castleshane Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Creamery Waterfall: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Ballybay Wetland Centre: 9.9 mi
  • Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Templetate Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve BeaghNNW380 m9.3 mi
Slieve Beagh SE TopNNW373 m9.1 mi
EshmoreN337 m7.9 mi
EschleaghWNW231 m8.6 mi
Coolberrin HillNNE216 m11.4 mi
LattacrossanSW160 m8.9 mi
DrumrooghillSSE158 m9.8 mi
Mayo HillSSE155 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5418:41
June solstice04:5521:0722:07
September equinox07:1418:4319:30
December solstice08:4714:5616:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1230851279

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