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Carrickgollogan Hill

Carrickgollogan Hill rises to 328 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballycorus Chimney, a historic site 0.6 miles away.

The story

Carrickgollogan (Irish: Carraig Uallacháin, meaning 'rock of Uallachán') is a hill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland, towards the southern border of the traditional County Dublin. It is 276 metres (906 feet) high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of Rathmichael and Shankill. Its summit is noted for the panoramic views it offers of south Dublin and north Wicklow.

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Wikidata Q5046172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
328 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.21698, -6.15751

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Barnaslingan Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Carrigoona: 3.0 mi
  • Prince William's Seat: 3.5 mi
  • Bray Head: 3.6 mi
  • Mullins Hill: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Victorian Walled Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Italian Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Tresilian Bee Garden: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Ticknick Park: 1.5 mi
  • People's Park: 1.9 mi
  • Shanganagh Park: 1.9 mi
  • Corke Abbey Valley Park: 2.0 mi
  • Tully Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Powerscourt Estate: 2.5 mi
  • Powerscourt House: 2.6 mi
  • Kilruddery House and Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Brian Nolan: 4.4 mi
  • Thomas Joseph Smith (Sudocrem): 4.5 mi
Springs: 56
  • Saint James' Well: 3.0 mi
  • Well of Gailline: 4.7 mi
  • Scurvy Well: 4.8 mi
  • Bride's Well: 5.2 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 33
Cliffs: 21
Nature reserves: 20
  • Barnaslingan Wood: 0.8 mi
  • Ballyman Glen: 0.9 mi
  • The Bog Meadow: 1.6 mi
  • Knocksink Wood: 1.7 mi
  • Dingle Glen: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hawk Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Toni's: 10.7 mi
  • Poplar Square: 20.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Carrickgollogan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureWSW 250°757 m7.7 mi
DjouceSSW 210°725.5 m6.9 mi
SeefinganW 259°722.9 m9.1 mi
GravaleSW 231°719.004 m10.2 mi
War HillSW 217°684.8 m6.7 mi
CarrigvoreSW 229°682.36 m9.1 mi
SeahanW 270°647.3 m9.3 mi
TonduffSW 230°642 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:37
June solstice04:5820:5921:56
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0216:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1270232514

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