Historic site · Ireland
The Crescent
The Crescent is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Slieve Gullion stands 573 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Court House, a historic site 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates54.11967, -6.74746
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mindszenty Park: 0.6 mi
- Kiltybane Lake Amenity Area: 4.8 mi
- Lough Ross Amenity Area: 5.2 mi
- Ballybay Town Park: 6.1 mi
- Keady Glen: 9.4 mi
Peaks
- Dairy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Corderryduff: 2.1 mi
- Drumavaddy: 2.6 mi
- Fincarn Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tullyard Hill: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
- The Court House: 0.6 mi
- Big Tom Memorial Statue: 0.6 mi
- Blaney Castle: 0.7 mi
- The Temple: 1.7 mi
- Annaghmare: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 50
- The Railway: 5.8 mi
- Old Train: 11.0 mi
- In-Flux: 13.9 mi
- Cooley Bull: 14.4 mi
- Rathore School Star: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 38
- Drumass Round Tower: 10.5 mi
- Lady Rossmore's Cottage (Ruin): 12.0 mi
- Old Fish Hatchery: 12.1 mi
- Court Tomb: 12.2 mi
- Rossmore Mausoleum: 12.3 mi
Springs: 32
- Tober na Braher: 4.2 mi
- Tobernagalliagh: 6.8 mi
- Tober Bridget: 8.2 mi
- Tober Lasair: 8.3 mi
- Tobernamona: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 10.8 mi
- Keggall Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Museums: 11
- Monaghan County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Railway Museum: 15.8 mi
- No 5 Vicars' Hill: 16.2 mi
- Milford House Museum: 16.3 mi
- Louth County Museum: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 10
- The Holistic Gardens: 12.4 mi
- The Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 16.1 mi
- Tullyvin Walled Garden: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Iron Hawk Area: 17.7 mi
- Goin Back Area: 17.7 mi
- No Alibi Area: 17.7 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 17.7 mi
- Heather Blazing Area: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 7.1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 22.8 mi
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Castleshane Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Crescent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Gullion | E 89° | 573 m | 12.7 mi |
| Carrigatuke | NE 35° | 365 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mullyash Mountain | NE 39° | 317 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tievecrom | ESE 103° | 317 m | 12.9 mi |
| Croslieve | ESE 101° | 308 m | 11.5 mi |
| Taghart South | SSW 206° | 290 m | 13.1 mi |
| Fincarn Hill | S 176° | 283 m | 3.4 mi |
| Drumavaddy | S 171° | 278 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:53 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 21:05 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:56 | 16:06 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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