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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
  • Church (ruins): 3.3 mi
  • Rossmore Castle: 4.8 mi
  • Rossmore Castle: 4.8 mi
  • Rossmore Castle: 4.9 mi
  • The Barn: 5.2 mi
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: 50
  • 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: 41
  • 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: 35
  • 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: 15
  • The Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
  • McGuigan Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Tullyvin Walled Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Lanesborough Walled Garden: 11.8 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 BeaghNNW 340°380 m9.3 mi
Slieve Beagh SE TopNNW 343°373 m9.1 mi
EshmoreN 351°337 m7.9 mi
EschleaghWNW 297°231 m8.6 mi
Coolberrin HillNNE 12°216 m11.4 mi
LattacrossanSW 214°160 m8.9 mi
DrumrooghillSSE 161°158 m9.8 mi
Mayo HillSSE 160°155 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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