Historic site · Ireland
The Yellow Gate
The Yellow Gate is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady's Castle, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Entrance from Kilkenny to the medieval walled town of Thomastown was through the Geata Buidhe or Yellow Gate situated at the lower end of Maudlin Street. [...] in the early 1930s [...] said to have served as the heel stone for [...]
How to reach it
Coordinates52.52674, -7.13816
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Cantwell Fada: 2.1 mi
- Ball: 2.5 mi
- Rut: 2.5 mi
- Descending Vessel: 2.6 mi
- Farmer Monk: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Saddle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 3.8 mi
- Coppanagh: 4.2 mi
- Frengh Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Alto: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Pyne's Well: 0.5 mi
- Saint Columbkille's Well: 0.7 mi
- Holy Well: 1.4 mi
- Ballylinch Well: 1.6 mi
- Tobernagloghlea: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Jerpoint Park: 1.4 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 2.5 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 4.8 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 5.8 mi
- The Quarry: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Brady's Castle: 0.1 mi
- Sweetman's Castle: 0.2 mi
- Oliver (Ollie) Walsh: 0.3 mi
- Grennan Castle: 0.6 mi
- Columbkille Church (in ruins): 0.7 mi
Attractions: 47
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 1.4 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 3.6 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 5.5 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 6.7 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 7.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 4.0 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 5.7 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 9.5 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 9.9 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 22
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 0.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.2 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 4.0 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 6.3 mi
- Shrubberies: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- Arthurstown Beach: 21.1 mi
- Raheen Strand: 22.7 mi
- Duncannon: 23.0 mi
- Dromina Strand: 23.2 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 0.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 10.5 mi
- Fiddown Island: 15.8 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 17.9 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 0.6 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.4 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of The Yellow Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ENE 67° | 794 m | 16.3 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 84° | 732 m | 14.1 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 68° | 657 m | 17.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 70° | 600 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sheegouna | WSW 250° | 554 m | 18.5 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 73° | 539 m | 15.2 mi |
| Slievebawn | ENE 61° | 525 m | 15.8 mi |
| Brandon Hill | E 100° | 515 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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