The Tower (Barn)
The Tower (Barn) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Knockcraugh Hill stands 434 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Marmullane Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A relatively modern limestone structure, illustrated in first Ordnance Survey map circa 1847 and described as a treshing mill.
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 21 mi
- Timoleague View · 25 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 29 mi
- Coast View · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marmullane Park: 1.0 mi
- Craigs Field: 1.5 mi
- Crompane Park: 1.5 mi
- Harper's Island Wetlands: 1.7 mi
- Joe McHugh Park: 2.4 mi
- Wallingstown Castle: 1.4 mi
- Belvelly Castle: 1.6 mi
- Coach House: 2.4 mi
- Old Church: 2.6 mi
- Blackrock Castle: 2.7 mi
- Dolmen: 2.5 mi
- Cork Coat of Arms: 3.2 mi
- Annie Moore: 3.3 mi
- Sonia O’Sullivan Statue: 3.4 mi
- The Navigator: 3.4 mi
- Fota Arboretum and Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Sirius Arts Centre: 3.4 mi
- Titanic Experience: 3.4 mi
- Titanic Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
- Water Pump: 4.8 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.8 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 6.8 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 6.9 mi
- Tobereenmurry: 8.5 mi
- St Brigid's Well: 8.6 mi
- Cuskinny: 3.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.7 mi
- Glenmore Strand: 4.9 mi
- Ballybrassil Beach: 5.2 mi
- mens pool: 7.0 mi
- Devonshire's Hill: 9.7 mi
- Grange Hill: 12.8 mi
- Knockaroura: 14.1 mi
- Bottle Hill: 14.5 mi
- Salt Hill: 14.9 mi
- Coosheen Garden: 1.8 mi
- Ashton Grove: 5.0 mi
- Centenary Garden: 5.2 mi
- Cork City Hall Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 5.8 mi
- Passage West Maritime Museum: 1.2 mi
- Cobh Museum: 3.3 mi
- Cobh Heritage Centre: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Centre: 3.3 mi
- Collins Barracks Military Museum: 5.3 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 7.1 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 8.7 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 9.1 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 16.3 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 17.3 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Ballard Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 12.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 20.7 mi
- Lover' Leap: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Tower (Barn). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcraugh Hill | WNW 292° | 434 m | 24.6 mi |
| Burren | WNW 282° | 433 m | 24.6 mi |
| Knocknaskagh | NNW 345° | 427 m | 15.6 mi |
| Seefin | NNW 340° | 424 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bweengduff | WNW 303° | 416 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bweeng Little | WNW 304° | 414 m | 22.4 mi |
| Corran | NNW 336° | 408 m | 16.9 mi |
| Knocknaskagh North Top | NNW 345° | 406 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:02 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:22 | 16:25 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5335366643
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