Historic site · Ireland
The Ultachs
The Ultachs is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Cuilcagh stands 666 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ultachs Memorial, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- To commerate the settlers from Ulster (The Ultahs) who came to live on the mountainside in the early 1800's.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates54.12035, -7.91791
- 24.7 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Site of Dernasmallan church: 4.2 mi
- Republican Garden of Remembrance: 6.2 mi
- Forde's Castle: 6.4 mi
- Saint Patricks Church: 6.5 mi
- John Joe McGirl: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Bencroy: 0.5 mi
- Knockacullion: 1.6 mi
- Benbrack W Top: 2.0 mi
- Cloghnacommerky: 2.1 mi
- Bartonny Top: 2.7 mi
Springs
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.9 mi
- Iron Spa Well: 5.1 mi
- Sulphur Spa Well: 5.3 mi
- Spa Well: 5.9 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 5.9 mi
Parks: 39
- Ultachs Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Aggie's Fairy Trail Park: 6.2 mi
- Fairgreen: 9.9 mi
- Corlona Bog: 10.9 mi
- Russell Quay: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 33
- Out-Doors and Dirty: 8.4 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 8.7 mi
- Swan Island pet farm: 9.9 mi
- Cavan Burren: 10.1 mi
- Marble Arch Caves: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 26
- Danu: 7.1 mi
- Triskele Mizmaze: 12.3 mi
- Point of Contact: 13.0 mi
- Tonra Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Street Art Tree: 13.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Arigna Mining Experience: 8.7 mi
- Sheelin Lace Museum: 16.5 mi
- North Midland Transport Collection: 16.9 mi
- Heritage Centre: 17.0 mi
- Cavan & Leitrim Railway: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 10
- Walled Garden: 8.8 mi
- Pleasure Grounds: 12.0 mi
- Daisy Hill Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Bush Hotel Garden: 14.0 mi
- Belturbet Community Allotments: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Tullydermot Falls: 6.9 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Cascades Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Creamery Waterfall: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 3.6 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 7.8 mi
- Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 8.8 mi
- Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Carrignahasta: 3.7 mi
- Playgroud: 4.3 mi
- Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 9.6 mi
- Monastir: 9.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 20.0 mi
- Kilglas: 22.1 mi
- Hazelwood: 22.7 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Rynn Beach: 16.1 mi
- Annagh Lough Beach: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Marble Arch: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of The Ultachs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuilcagh | NE 38° | 666 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sliabh an Iarainn | SW 229° | 585 m | 2.9 mi |
| Knockacullion | WSW 242° | 562 m | 1.6 mi |
| The Playbank | NNW 343° | 542 m | 4.4 mi |
| Benbeg | NE 46° | 539 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bencroy | W 274° | 518 m | 0.5 mi |
| Benbrack | ENE 61° | 502 m | 3.3 mi |
| Benbrack NE Top | NE 52° | 496 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:58 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:10 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:00 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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