Silsean
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Silsean rises to 698 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the east-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Troman Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
The story
Silsean (Irish: Soillsean, meaning 'place of lights') at 698 metres (2,290 ft), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland. Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres (2,306 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft). The village of Ballyknockan exists on the northern slopes of the hill. Bonfires were lit on the hill in former times to celebrate events, as recorded by Barry Kinane in "Welcome to the Granite City: A Social History of Ballyknockan":
Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, visited the parish of Blackditches in July 1907 to administer confirmations... The Archbishop was held in high regard by the men of Ballyknockan since he helped resolve a worker dispute in 1885. The night the Archbishop departed Ballyknockan was described in the Wicklow Notes in vivid detail. The Valley of the Kings River was a natural amphitheatre of rolling hills illuminated by bonfires. An immense beacon was erected by the men of Ballyknockan on Garry Ou Hill (Silsean), and it could be seen as far out as the sea.
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Wikidata Q3483937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 698 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moanbane: 1.0 mi
- Black Hill: 2.4 mi
- Carrignagunneen: 2.5 mi
- Mullaghcleevaun: 2.9 mi
- Barnacullian: 3.2 mi
- Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking: 3.0 mi
- Hollywood Sign: 4.9 mi
- Artisans Workshops: 5.3 mi
- National Bird of Prey Centre: 5.3 mi
- Glendalough PhotoPost: 7.9 mi
- Cupid: 5.3 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 10.5 mi
- Eve: 10.6 mi
- Reading Ganesh: 10.6 mi
- Separation: 10.6 mi
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 8.4 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 9.7 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 14.0 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 14.6 mi
- Pearse Museum: 15.4 mi
- Land Grabber Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Hampden Bomber Crash 18 April 1941: 2.1 mi
- Marlfields House: 2.8 mi
- Rathbally House: 3.7 mi
- Art O'Neill Plaque: 4.0 mi
- Avon Arena: 5.4 mi
- Peter Finnegan Park: 5.9 mi
- Fair Green: 9.7 mi
- Slade Valley MTB: 11.1 mi
- Naas Workhouse Cemetery: 11.2 mi
- Russborough Walled Garden: 5.1 mi
- June Blake's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Hunting Brook: 8.9 mi
- Camphill: 11.5 mi
- Olympic Garden: 13.2 mi
- Troman Spring: 0.8 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 5.0 mi
- Saint Patricks Well: 5.9 mi
- St. John's Well: 6.8 mi
- St. Kevin's Well: 7.5 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 12.3 mi
- Vale of Clara Nature Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 14.0 mi
- Coon Beach: 7.5 mi
- North Beach: 17.2 mi
- Bray Beach: 17.4 mi
- The Cove: 17.5 mi
- Naylor's Cove: 17.5 mi
- Glendalough Crags: 6.8 mi
- Baravore Valley Lower: 7.2 mi
- Abseil: 7.5 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 7.5 mi
- Glanmalure North Crag: 7.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.8 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 14.6 mi
- Toni's: 18.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Silsean. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | ENE 74° | 847 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tonelagee | SE 125° | 816 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | E 81° | 796 m | 3.8 mi |
| Camenabologue | S 181° | 758 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kippure | NE 45° | 757 m | 8.4 mi |
| Conavalla | S 170° | 734 m | 5.4 mi |
| Seefingan | NNE 30° | 723 m | 8.1 mi |
| Duff Hill | ENE 71° | 721 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:04 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372607
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