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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

Peaks
Artworks
Springs
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
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 48
Gardens: 22
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: 2
  • Castle View: 3.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.3 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 20.8 mi

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 LeinsterNE794 m14.9 mi
Blackstairs MountainENE732 m11.7 mi
Moats of CraanNE657 m15.9 mi
Black Rock MountainENE600 m16.7 mi
KnockroeENE539 m13.5 mi
SlievebawnNE525 m14.9 mi
Brandon HillENE515 m4.1 mi
White MountainE509 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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