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White Castle

White Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Castle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

presumed former (very short) nave of Inistioge Priory Church, never actually a castle

Wikidata Q133879382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.48911, -7.06566

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Artworks
Parks
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 4.3 mi
  • Páirc na Seamróga: 6.0 mi
  • Emigrant Park: 8.3 mi
  • Library Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 50
Gardens: 27
Beaches: 22
  • Arthurstown Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 19.4 mi
  • Duncannon: 19.5 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 19.9 mi
  • Woodstown Strand: 20.6 mi
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.3 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.3 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of White Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNE 53°794.4 m14.9 mi
Blackstairs MountainENE 69°732.1 m11.7 mi
Moats of CraanNE 55°656.5 m15.9 mi
Black Rock MountainENE 58°599.6 m16.7 mi
KnockroeENE 58°538.77 m13.5 mi
SlievebawnNE 46°524.8 m14.9 mi
Brandon HillENE 70°515 m4.1 mi
White MountainE 82°509 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:41
June solstice05:0621:0021:56
September equinox07:1518:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1216:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/763981955

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