The Pound
The Pound is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mason Monk, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
The story
Former town pound in Graiguenamanagh, involved in the Tithe War, now part of the local heritage trail.
Wikidata Q124290676, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- c. 1800. The first cattle seized in the Tithe War of 1830 were detained here. Fr Martin Doyle PP had a horse impounded here in 1831. He was the person most responsible for commencing the Tithe War.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stone Mason Monk: 0.1 mi
- Scribe Monk: 0.2 mi
- Choir Monk: 0.2 mi
- St. Moling: 0.2 mi
- Saint Fiacre: 0.2 mi
- Brandon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Croghan: 2.9 mi
- Monasilloge: 3.3 mi
- Coppanagh: 3.5 mi
- Frengh Hill: 3.7 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 6.0 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 8.8 mi
- Library Park: 10.3 mi
- Keating's Well: 0.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 0.1 mi
- Saint Michael's Well: 0.8 mi
- Fr. Cloney's Well: 0.9 mi
- Ballynakill Wells: 1.3 mi
- Assembly Rooms: 0.1 mi
- Monastic Mills: 0.2 mi
- Bianconi Archway: 0.2 mi
- Drinking Well: 0.2 mi
- Knight of Duiske: 0.2 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 0.1 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 0.2 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 7.4 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 7.7 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 8.8 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 6.2 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 13.2 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 14.5 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 14.6 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 6.0 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.4 mi
- High Hill Norman Garden: 10.2 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 20.8 mi
- Duncannon: 22.4 mi
- Raheen Strand: 22.8 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.3 mi
- Booley Bay Beach: 23.7 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 7.9 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 21.1 mi
- Fiddown Island: 21.3 mi
- Castle View: 7.2 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 19.8 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.1 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of The Pound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NE 55° | 794 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 86° | 732 m | 6.4 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 58° | 657 m | 10.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 62° | 600 m | 10.9 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 64° | 539 m | 7.8 mi |
| Slievebawn | NE 43° | 525 m | 9.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSW 197° | 515 m | 2.4 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 117° | 509 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11509031026
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