Historic site · Ireland
The Old Courthouse
The Old Courthouse is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Ardkill More stands 268 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Fire House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Built in 1881 by Cavan architect and civil engineer Patrick Joseph Brady. The original two-storey building held court sessions on the bottom floor and school classes above. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1928 as the one-storey building you see now.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.86501, -7.20460
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kilmore: 0.4 mi
- Carn: 0.8 mi
- Frael: 1.2 mi
- Gallonnambraher: 1.4 mi
- Lackenmore: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- The Old Fire House: 0.0 mi
- Cumann Lúcthleas Gael An Chabáin 1887: 0.0 mi
- River Inny Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Site of the Fever Hospital: 0.1 mi
- Church of Ireland: 0.1 mi
Parks: 55
- Percy French Park: 0.3 mi
- Nuns' Walk: 0.3 mi
- Crover Boat Quay: 4.4 mi
- Virginia lakeshore: 5.4 mi
- Lavey Strand: 7.3 mi
Springs
- Toberpatrick: 2.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.3 mi
- Tober Altan: 5.4 mi
- Saint Dymphna's Well: 7.1 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 38
- Percy French: 0.2 mi
- Our World: 0.2 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.3 mi
- Walk the Walk: 0.3 mi
- Saxophone frog: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 18
- Rectory Garden: 4.0 mi
- Virginia Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Loughcrew Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Ballinagh Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Fairgreen Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 17
- Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs: 9.1 mi
- Zip Wire: 9.4 mi
- Saint Oliver Plunkett's Church and Tower House: 9.4 mi
- Kells Round Tower: 16.3 mi
- Drumlane Abbey: 17.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Cavan County Museum: 0.2 mi
- The GPO Exhibition: 0.3 mi
- The Bailieborough Bridewell: 10.2 mi
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 13.9 mi
- Belturbet Heritage Railway Station Museum: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve: 17.5 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 21.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Farnaght Reserve: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 8.5 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rock of Curry: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Creamery Waterfall: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Annagh Lough Beach: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of The Old Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardkill More | NW 306° | 268 m | 6.4 mi |
| Aghalion Hill | SE 125° | 249 m | 2.0 mi |
| Carn | SE 132° | 237 m | 0.8 mi |
| Drumnaveagh | NNE 14° | 218 m | 4.9 mi |
| Greaghnafarna | NE 35° | 216 m | 5.6 mi |
| Moher North | N 4° | 215 m | 4.2 mi |
| Derryhum | NE 48° | 215 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pollamalady | E 81° | 213 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:55 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:06 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 15:00 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
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