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The Irish RM Plaque

The Irish RM Plaque from directly overhead

The Irish RM Plaque is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 47 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Castlehaven, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.

The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross and the television comedy-drama series based on them.

What the record says

Elevation
47.33899688720703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates51.52664, -9.17972

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Beaches
Peaks
  • Péicín Cnoc Droim Fionn: 0.3 mi
  • Carraig Throunce: 0.6 mi
  • Carraig a Néalladóra: 0.8 mi
  • Cnoc Sheáin de Barra: 0.9 mi
  • Péicín: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 33
Springs: 25
Cliffs: 21
Parks: 14
  • The Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 4.0 mi
  • Rossa Park: 4.4 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 12.5 mi
  • Emmet Place: 14.0 mi
Museums: 9
  • Heritage Centre: 4.3 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 8.7 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Cape Clear Museum: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • The Warren Dunes: 7.5 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 9.5 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 16.0 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 22.9 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 2.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of The Irish RM Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreN546 m18.1 mi
Nowen HillNNW535 m13.8 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNNW509 m13.5 mi
Mullach MéiseNNW494 m13.8 mi
Douce MountainNNW476 m19.2 mi
Doughill MountainNNW471 m20.4 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNNW470 m15.4 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW452 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:49
June solstice05:2021:0421:59
September equinox07:2318:5419:38
December solstice08:4115:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/944602616

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