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Irish Architectural Archive

Irish Architectural Archive is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Éire Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 by Dr Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson as the National Trust Archive with its objective being to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of Ireland, and make it available to the public. It is based at 45 Merrion Square, Dublin, and is an independent private company with charitable status. The repository serves as the main collection of diverse materials pertaining to Irish architecture.

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Dates from 1976.

Wikidata Q15228799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Irish Architectural Archive

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33868, -6.24677

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Paul's Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.4 mi
  • Botany Square: 0.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 2.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.0 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Irish Architectural Archive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 198°757 m11.6 mi
DjouceS 179°725.5 m14.4 mi
SeefinganSSW 208°722.9 m11.4 mi
War HillS 181°684.8 m13.7 mi
SeahanSSW 214°647.3 m10.1 mi
TonduffS 184°642 m12.3 mi
SeefinSSW 210°620.6 m12.2 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 210°617.1 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/231140810

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