Historic site · Ireland
The Crimean Monument
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The Crimean Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Passage Tower, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 30 m
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE COUNTY WEXFORD WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CRIMEAN DURING THE WAR WITH RUSSIA 1854. '55. '56.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.35090, -6.51247
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Passage Tower: 0.1 mi
- Ferrycarrig Ambush: 0.2 mi
- Barntown Castle (ruins): 1.3 mi
- Church (In Ruins): 1.3 mi
- Old Hospital & Workhouse: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Elephant: 0.2 mi
- Giraffe: 0.2 mi
- The Gods of Wet Places: 0.3 mi
- Fr. James Roche: 2.2 mi
- Creative Laneway Project: 2.3 mi
Springs
- St. Nicholas' Well: 0.6 mi
- Saint Eusebius's Well: 1.2 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 1.3 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 2.1 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Carrickshinna Rock: 3.1 mi
- Forth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Carrickadee: 3.2 mi
- Ravens Rocks: 3.2 mi
- Drooping Rock: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 39
- Rosslare Strand Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ballinesker Beach: 7.3 mi
- The White Hole Beach: 11.1 mi
- Ballyhealy Beach: 11.3 mi
- Carne Beach: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 31
- Irish National Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Portal Tomb: 0.3 mi
- Stone Circle: 0.4 mi
- Fulacht Fiadh: 0.4 mi
- Wex Walks: 2.2 mi
Parks: 21
- The Irish National Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Redmond Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Republican Garden of Rememberance: 1.9 mi
- The Rocks: 2.8 mi
- The Square: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- Tara Cottage: 3.8 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 3.9 mi
- Johnstown Castle Walled Gardens: 4.0 mi
- The Old Melon Garden: 4.1 mi
- Village Garden: 6.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 2.0 mi
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 4.1 mi
- Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre: 10.2 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 10.4 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of The Crimean Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NNW 329° | 794.4 m | 21.6 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | NW 318° | 732.1 m | 18.4 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NNW 331° | 656.5 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 334° | 599.6 m | 20.5 mi |
| Knockroe | NW 325° | 538.77 m | 20.4 mi |
| Slievebawn | NNW 328° | 524.8 m | 23.5 mi |
| Brandon Hill | WNW 300° | 515 m | 22.3 mi |
| White Mountain | NW 308° | 509 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:54 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:57 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:11 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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