White Castle
White Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Keadeen Mountain stands 653 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Cullinane (Macra na Feirme), a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
White's Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier 15th-century castle, White's Castle was built to guard the main river crossing in Athy (Irish: Baile Átha Í, meaning 'town of the ford of Ae') and was extended over successive centuries.
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Wikidata Q30246986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephen Cullinane (Macra na Feirme): 0.1 mi
- 1798 memorial: 0.1 mi
- Ernest Shackleton: 0.1 mi
- Gone Fishing: 0.1 mi
- Zoltan Zinn-Collis memorial: 0.3 mi
- People's Park: 0.3 mi
- Wynne Park: 4.2 mi
- Moone Park: 7.1 mi
- Castledermot Playground: 8.3 mi
- Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 10.4 mi
- St Thomas' Well: 4.0 mi
- Toberneeve: 4.3 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 4.3 mi
- Tobernasool: 4.3 mi
- Fuaran Well: 5.8 mi
- Dandy's Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bawn Hill: 5.1 mi
- Carrig Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mullaghreelan: 6.0 mi
- Knocknambraher Hill: 7.1 mi
- Ernest Shackleton: 0.1 mi
- Sphishing: 0.2 mi
- Swan: 0.3 mi
- Signs of Change: 0.3 mi
- Statue of Saint Dominic: 0.3 mi
- Burtown House and Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 5.7 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 8.4 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 8.4 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 9.4 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 0.1 mi
- Town Hall: 0.1 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 6.7 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 9.4 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 10.5 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 10.8 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 10.8 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 9.9 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 12.0 mi
- Carrick Woods: 13.4 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 14.0 mi
- River walk: 14.6 mi
- North Prison: 21.4 mi
- South Prison: 21.8 mi
- Goat Bench: 21.9 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 22.5 mi
- Abseil: 22.5 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 14.8 mi
- Community Orchard: 15.9 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 16.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 19.9 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 22.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 16.6 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.7 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of White Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keadeen Mountain | E 100° | 653 m | 17.0 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | ESE 102° | 571 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf | E 86° | 552 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pinnacle | E 82° | 548.5 m | 17.3 mi |
| Church Mountain | ENE 75° | 544 m | 17.1 mi |
| Corriebracks | ENE 78° | 531 m | 18.1 mi |
| Knocknaboley | ENE 76° | 470.2 m | 18.3 mi |
| Slievecorragh | ENE 70° | 418 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:07 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/145051066
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