The Stone of Destiny
The Stone of Destiny is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Knockcraugh Hill stands 434 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is White Castle, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
An Irish chieftain’s stone chair bearing the legend ‘Briseadh Ceann tSaile’ ‘The Battle of Kinsale’ stands at Millwater crossroads, once a strategic ford crossing at a mill complex on the road to Bandon about two miles from Kinsale
What the record says
- Inscription
- Briseadh Ceann tSaile
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 7 mi
- Timoleague View · 10 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 14 mi
- Coast View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Castle: 0.5 mi
- Desmond Castle: 1.7 mi
- Tim & Mortimer McCarthy Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Ringfinnan 9/11 Garden of Remembrance: 2.1 mi
- Kilgobbin Castle: 2.2 mi
- Sea Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hippy Murphy Park: 2.0 mi
- The Bowling Green: 2.0 mi
- Dan Cummins Park: 2.2 mi
- The Village Park: 6.2 mi
- Statue of a Warrior: 5.1 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 5.5 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 10.2 mi
- St Patrick: 10.3 mi
- Christmas Tree: 11.8 mi
- Blacks Brewery & Distillery: 1.6 mi
- Kinsale Town Wall Model: 1.8 mi
- The Tumble Cart: 1.8 mi
- Dermot Ryan's Heritage Town Walks: 1.9 mi
- Don & Barry’s Historic Stroll: 1.9 mi
- Dock Beach: 2.6 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 5.1 mi
- Garretstown Strand: 5.2 mi
- White Strand: 5.4 mi
- Garranefeen Strand: 6.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 2.4 mi
- Tobar Nuadhan: 3.6 mi
- Sunday’s Well: 4.3 mi
- Sunday's Well: 4.4 mi
- St Laitiarain's Well: 4.9 mi
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 1.8 mi
- Lusitania Museum: 6.8 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 7.8 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 12.4 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 12.4 mi
- The Town Park: 2.0 mi
- Actons Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Scilly Park: 2.1 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 3.1 mi
- Centenary Garden: 10.1 mi
- Knockrush: 3.4 mi
- Grange Hill: 10.6 mi
- Knockshanawee: 14.4 mi
- Green Hill: 15.8 mi
- Corran Hill: 17.0 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 2.9 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 5.5 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 14.7 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 14.8 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 16.5 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 15.9 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 18.9 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 20.6 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 14.5 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 18.6 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Stone of Destiny. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcraugh Hill | NNW 327° | 434 m | 24.9 mi |
| Burren | NW 318° | 433 m | 22.3 mi |
| Carrigfadda | WSW 256° | 312 m | 23.6 mi |
| Clearagh Hill | WNW 296° | 288 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bottle Hill | N 360° | 286 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rock Hill | N 352° | 231 m | 22.1 mi |
| Corran Hill | W 266° | 228 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lyradane Mountain | N 350° | 226 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:03 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:24 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5090421938
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