Hill of Allen
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Hill of Allen rises to 206 m. Moanbane stands 703 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilmeague Castle, a historic site 1.7 miles away.
The story
The Hill of Allen (Cnoc Alúine in Modern Irish, earlier Cnoc Almaine; also Hill of Almu ) is a volcanic hill situated in the west of County Kildare, Ireland, beside the village of Allen. According to Irish Mythology, it was the seat of the hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna. The site is currently part-owned by Roadstone Dublin Limited and extensive quarrying has noticeably changed the profile of the hill.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1568968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kilmeague Castle: 1.7 mi
- Ballyteague Castle: 2.4 mi
- Father Moore's Well: 2.6 mi
- 1798 Monument: 4.7 mi
- Blackwood Castle: 4.7 mi
- Grange Hill: 2.6 mi
- Boston Hill: 2.8 mi
- Dunmurry Hill: 3.5 mi
- Red Hill: 5.1 mi
- Semaphore Hill: 6.5 mi
- Fionn MacCumhaill and His Hounds.: 5.0 mi
- chocolate factory: 5.0 mi
- The Race of the Black Pig: 5.2 mi
- Saint Brigid: 5.3 mi
- St Timothy: 5.3 mi
- Pet Farm: 4.5 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Tannery Park: 5.4 mi
- Cherry Avenue Park: 5.5 mi
- Rathview Grove: 5.6 mi
- Lullymore Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
- The Fairy Bower: 4.6 mi
- Kildare Round Tower: 5.3 mi
- Saint Fiachra's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Thorpe's Well: 3.2 mi
- Moods Well: 4.5 mi
- St. Farnan's Well: 5.2 mi
- Creen's Well: 5.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 5.8 mi
- Camphill: 8.3 mi
- Park View Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
- Ballindoolin House Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
- Balindoolin House And Garden: 13.0 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 5.3 mi
- Market House: 5.4 mi
- Horse Museum: 6.0 mi
- The Steam Musem: 12.3 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 4.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 8.4 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 10.3 mi
- River walk: 14.4 mi
- Carrick Woods: 14.7 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 5.6 mi
- Community Orchard: 5.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 14.0 mi
- Abseil: 24.3 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 24.3 mi
- North Prison: 24.3 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 24.3 mi
- South Prison: 24.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Hill of Allen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moanbane | ESE 117° | 703 m | 19.0 mi |
| Silsean | ESE 120° | 698 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | ESE 108° | 600 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | SE 139° | 549 m | 18.4 mi |
| Church Mountain | SE 136° | 544 m | 16.7 mi |
| Butter Mountain | E 93° | 539 m | 18.6 mi |
| Corriebracks | SE 135° | 531 m | 18.0 mi |
| Knocknaboley | SE 133° | 470 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:05 | 16:12 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/458376934
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