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Medieval Mile Museum

Medieval Mile Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Eyre, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

St. Mary's Church was a church in Kilkenny, Ireland, first built in 1202 at the time of the Norman settlement of the town. The church building was deconsecrated in 1957 and has been used as the Medieval Mile Museum since 2017.

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Wikidata Q55050332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Medieval Mile Museum
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.65179, -7.25228

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 4.3 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 4.8 mi
  • Castle Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Foyleatalure: 9.0 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 9.9 mi
Parks: 51
  • James's Green: 0.2 mi
  • Watergate Urban Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 28
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 10.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Medieval Mile Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 97°794.4 m19.9 mi
Blackstairs MountainESE 111°732.1 m20.0 mi
SheegounaSW 220°553.5 m19.6 mi
KnockroeESE 102°538.77 m19.8 mi
SlievebawnE 93°524.8 m18.6 mi
Brandon HillSE 130°515 m15.3 mi
White MountainESE 120°509 m19.9 mi
KnockahunnaSW 222°502.8 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1023719146

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