Museum · Ireland
Richmond Barracks
Richmond Barracks is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Citizen Army, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
military Museum, Local museum
Dates from 1810.
Wikidata Q7330770, matched on coordinates and name (45 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin City Council
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.33816, -6.31580
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Irish Citizen Army: 0.1 mi
- Executions of the leaders of the 1916 rising: 0.4 mi
- Great Cross of Sacrifice: 0.4 mi
- Stone of Remembrance: 0.4 mi
- Chapelizod Bypass: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Black Pearl: 0.2 mi
- Go Nuts: 0.2 mi
- Bird Lady: 0.2 mi
- Birds of a Feather: 0.2 mi
- I'll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Kilmainham Gaol: 0.4 mi
- Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 0.6 mi
- The Formal Garden at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham: 0.8 mi
- Asian lion: 1.1 mi
- Sulawesi crested macaque: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Brickfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Jim Mitchell Park: 0.6 mi
- Lansdowne Valley Park: 0.8 mi
- James's Walk: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Formal Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- People's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.6 mi
- The Kingfisher Project: 1.6 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 3.2 mi
- Rag Well: 3.2 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.5 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 3.6 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.9 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.0 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.1 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.4 mi
- Spinkeen: 6.9 mi
Museums: 55
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 0.4 mi
- Collins Barracks: 1.3 mi
- Asgard: 1.4 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 1.4 mi
- The Riding School: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 4.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 4.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.8 mi
- Seapoint: 7.1 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 3.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.6 mi
- The Shaft: 14.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 0.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Richmond Barracks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 183° | 757 m | 11.1 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 194° | 722.9 m | 10.4 mi |
| War Hill | S 169° | 684.8 m | 13.9 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 181° | 682.36 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 198° | 647.3 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tonduff | S 171° | 642 m | 12.4 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 197° | 620.6 m | 11.0 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 194° | 617.1 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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