Museum · Ireland
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Doughruagh South Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
The story
abbey in Galway, Ireland
Dates from 1920.
Wikidata Q132220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.56177, -9.88941
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Doughruagh South Top: 0.5 mi
- Doughruagh: 0.6 mi
- Cnoc Breac: 1.3 mi
- Binn Ghuaire: 1.4 mi
- Benbaun: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Foher Village: 4.1 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 5.2 mi
- Renvyle Castle: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Whelan Monument: 7.6 mi
- Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 28
- Lettergesh Beach: 3.1 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 3.7 mi
- Renvyle Beach: 5.0 mi
- Uggool Beach: 5.3 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 9.1 mi
Springs: 23
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 0.7 mi
- Toberdavin: 4.5 mi
- Well of the Seven Daughters: 6.6 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 8.4 mi
- Tobernaseachtinyean: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 17
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 2.4 mi
- Ring fort: 5.8 mi
- Crannog: 5.8 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 8.4 mi
- Waterfall: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 12
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 7.3 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 7.5 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 7.5 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 7.5 mi
- Connemara Giant: 9.0 mi
Museums: 6
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 5.8 mi
- Station House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 21.5 mi
- Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin: 23.0 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 23.4 mi
Parks: 4
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 0.9 mi
- Roundstone play park: 11.6 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Walled Garden: 7.1 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 14.6 mi
- Walled garden: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Aill na Graí: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Old Head Woods: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Kylemore Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | NNE 25° | 814 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ben Lugmore | NE 34° | 803 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ben Bury | NNE 27° | 795 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | NNE 30° | 790 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | NE 36° | 790 m | 6.8 mi |
| An Bhinn Bhán | SE 140° | 729 m | 3.7 mi |
| Binn Chorr | SE 134° | 711 m | 5.5 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | SE 137° | 696 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:06 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 21:15 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 15:14 | 16:22 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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