Historic site · Ireland
Uarán Mór
Uarán Mór is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oranmore Castle, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The well the village named after
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oranmore
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.27251, -8.92857
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 5 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 8 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 17 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Oranmore Castle: 0.4 mi
- Rinville Castle: 2.1 mi
- Stafort House: 2.3 mi
- Renville Hall: 2.3 mi
- Roscam Folly: 2.4 mi
Springs
- Tobernasorney: 4.2 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 4.6 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 5.2 mi
- Tober Suivne: 6.5 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 7.4 mi
Peaks: 47
- Leadmine Hill: 2.7 mi
- Abbey Hill: 10.4 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 11.0 mi
- Turlough Hill: 12.3 mi
- Slievecarran: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 41
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 3.9 mi
- City Walls: 5.0 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 5.2 mi
- Spanish Arch: 5.2 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 5.2 mi
Parks: 36
- The Green: 3.6 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 3.9 mi
- Eyre Square: 5.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.0 mi
- The Plots: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 22
- Galway Racehorse: 3.3 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 4.9 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 5.0 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 5.0 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 14
- Ballyloughane Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 4.4 mi
- Grattan Beach: 5.7 mi
- Trawclogh: 6.4 mi
- Ladies Beach: 6.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Galway City Museum: 5.2 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 5.2 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 5.3 mi
- Zoology Museum: 5.4 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 6.0 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 17.1 mi
- Famine Garden: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 8.2 mi
- Oughtdarra: 22.3 mi
- Ailladie: 22.6 mi
- Ballyryan: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Uarán Mór. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSE 157° | 400 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 134° | 358 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 291° | 346 m | 24.6 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 227° | 344 m | 19.2 mi |
| Slievecarran | SSW 195° | 326 m | 12.7 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 232° | 316 m | 15.8 mi |
| Doughbranneen | SW 235° | 314 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cappanawalla | SW 227° | 312 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:10 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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