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The Virginia Brooch

The Virginia Brooch from directly overhead

The Virginia Brooch is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Slieve Na Calliagh stands 329 m to the south-southwest, 6.4 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Officially Unveiled On The 11th November 2018 by Virginia Development Association

How to reach it

Coordinates53.83404, -7.07729

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • Toberpatrick: 1.0 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 1.7 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 3.0 mi
  • Tober Altan: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Cornashesk: 1.1 mi
  • Murmod Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Cornaslieve: 1.6 mi
  • Knockatemple: 1.9 mi
  • Enagh: 1.9 mi
Parks: 59
  • Virginia lakeshore: 0.4 mi
  • Munterconnaught Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Mullagh Playground: 5.2 mi
  • Nuns' Walk: 5.5 mi
  • Fairgreen Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Walk the Walk: 5.4 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 5.4 mi
  • Our World: 5.5 mi
  • Percy French: 5.7 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Virginia Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Loughcrew Gardens: 7.4 mi
  • Rectory Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Parnell Garden: 11.1 mi
  • The Holistic Gardens: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Creamery Waterfall: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of The Virginia Brooch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve Na CalliaghSSW 193°329 m6.4 mi
Aghalion HillWNW 286°249 m3.7 mi
CarnWNW 289°237 m4.8 mi
CarnalynchNE 34°236 m5.2 mi
CarrickgormanNNE 29°218 m4.3 mi
DerryhumN 349°215 m5.9 mi
PollamaladyNW 310°213 m3.9 mi
AghaloughanNW 308°205 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:41
June solstice04:5821:0522:04
September equinox07:1418:4319:30
December solstice08:4515:0016:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10107292756

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