Historic site · Ireland
The Ready Boat Pillar
The Ready Boat Pillar is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Courthouse, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.38888, -6.07290
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- The Old Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Howth Martello Tower: 0.4 mi
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio): 0.4 mi
- Aideen's Dolmen: 0.8 mi
- Sutton South Martello Tower: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Fisher's Cross: 0.2 mi
- George IV's footsteps: 0.3 mi
- Howth Castle: 0.3 mi
- Star of the Sea: 0.4 mi
- Therese-Emile Yuon: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Plant Life: 0.6 mi
- Luí na Gréine: 1.2 mi
- Electric School of Fish: 1.6 mi
- Crab Water: 1.9 mi
- Irish Sea Underwater: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Casana Bank: 1.0 mi
- Sutton Park: 2.2 mi
- Seagrange Park: 2.6 mi
- Racecourse Park: 2.7 mi
- Beau Park Square: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Ben of Howth: 1.1 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 1.2 mi
- Heath Hill: 7.2 mi
- Knockbane: 7.6 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 8.3 mi
Gardens
- Earlscliffe Garden: 1.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
- Irish Suzhou Garden: 4.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
Springs: 58
- St. Doolagh's Well: 4.7 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.7 mi
- Saint John's Well: 7.4 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 7.8 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 7.8 mi
Museums: 53
- National Transport Museum: 0.4 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 5.5 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 6.7 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 29
- Claremont Beach: 0.1 mi
- Burrow Beach: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 1.7 mi
- Broad Strand: 1.7 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 7.5 mi
- The Grove: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.4 mi
- The Shaft: 14.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.3 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Toni's: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 13.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of The Ready Boat Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 216° | 757 m | 18.1 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 201° | 725.5 m | 19.1 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 223° | 722.9 m | 18.4 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 204° | 684.8 m | 18.8 mi |
| Seahan | SW 227° | 647.3 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 207° | 642 m | 17.7 mi |
| Seefin | SW 224° | 620.6 m | 19.3 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SW 225° | 617.1 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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