Tully Castle
Tully Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Thur Mountain stands 442 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackslee waterfall, a waterfall 2.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 16 miles off.
The story
Tully Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Tulaí meaning "castle on the hill") is a castle situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the village of Blaney, on Blaney Bay on the southern shore of Lower Lough Erne. The Blaney area takes its name from Sir Edward Blaney, who was among the English advance party sent to Fermanagh to organise the Plantation. Tully Castle was built for Sir John Hume, a Scottish planter. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the rebel soldier Rory Maguire set out to recapture his family's lands. He arrived at Tully Castle with a large following on Christmas Eve, and found the castle full of women and children. Most of the men were away. Lady Mary Hume surrendered the Castle, believing that she had assured a safe conduct for all in her care, but on Christmas Day the Maguires killed 60 women and children and 15 men, sparing only the Humes. The castle was burnt and the Humes never returned. Tully Castle and village site are State Care Historic Monuments sited in the townland of Tully, in Fermanagh District Council area, at grid ref: H1267 5664.
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Wikidata Q7852240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Carrick Church (Ruins): 2.5 mi
- Innishmacsaint Abbey (ruins): 2.9 mi
- White Island Carved Figures: 3.7 mi
- Old Castle Archdale: 4.2 mi
- Crevenish Castle: 4.4 mi
- Legg: 3.6 mi
- Knockmore: 4.5 mi
- Derrin Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Dooraa Hill: 6.7 mi
- Tullybrack: 7.1 mi
- Ooghboraghan Rising: 5.5 mi
- Saint Faber's Well: 5.8 mi
- Carrickbeg Rising: 6.2 mi
- Saint Tierney's Well: 7.0 mi
- Saint Molaise's Well: 7.2 mi
- Old Man's Head: 5.0 mi
- Pollnagollum Cave: 8.4 mi
- Drumskinny Stone Circle: 9.9 mi
- 'cellini' G8 Fake Cafe: 10.4 mi
- Saint Patrick's Holy Well: 11.0 mi
- Famine Graveyard: 6.8 mi
- Devenish Island Monastic Site: 8.5 mi
- Windmill Road Park: 9.9 mi
- Cherry Island: 10.1 mi
- Forthill Park: 10.4 mi
- Devenish Monastic Site Museum: 8.6 mi
- The Inniskillings Museum: 10.1 mi
- Fermanagh County Museum: 10.1 mi
- Railway Museum: 10.1 mi
- Belleek Pottery Museum: 11.6 mi
- Cloud Viewer: 2.0 mi
- Mary Lady of Lough Derg Statue: 10.7 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 10.8 mi
- Saint Patrick's Statue: 10.8 mi
- Point of Contact: 12.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 12.6 mi
- Monastir: 14.4 mi
- Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 17.3 mi
- Playgroud: 20.2 mi
- The Playground: 20.2 mi
- Blackslee waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Drummoney Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Cascades Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Tullydermot Falls: 19.8 mi
- RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 7.5 mi
- Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 18.4 mi
- Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 18.8 mi
- Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 14.3 mi
- Drumquin Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
- Ireland's Best Garden: 2.7 mi
- The Cloister: 10.7 mi
- Pleasure Grounds: 14.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 24.6 mi
- Murvagh Beach: 17.6 mi
- Wardtown Strand: 17.8 mi
- Bundoran beach: 19.1 mi
- Marble Arch: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Tully Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thur Mountain | SW 222° | 442 m | 13.5 mi |
| Belmore Mountain | S 176° | 398 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tullybrack | SSW 199° | 386 m | 7.1 mi |
| Crockkinnagoe | N 360° | 361 m | 9.8 mi |
| Legg | W 272° | 343 m | 3.6 mi |
| Brougher Mountain | E 100° | 317 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gortmaconnell Rock | S 178° | 280 m | 14.2 mi |
| Topped Mountain | ESE 121° | 277 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:57 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 21:11 | 22:11 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:52 | 14:56 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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