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Slievecoiltia

Slievecoiltia rises to 322 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Slieve Coillte 1798 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Slieve Coillte (from Irish Sliabh Coiltair, meaning 'mountain of Coltar') is a hill in the south of County Wexford, Ireland. The hill is the highest point on the Hook peninsula, with an elevation of 268.5 metres (881 ft). Villages around Slieve Coillte include New Ross, Slaught, Cassagh, Gusserane, Campile, Ramsgrange and Duncannon. On a good day the whole of the Hook peninsula can be overseen, up to the 12th Century Hook lighthouse on Hook Head, one of the oldest operational lighthouses in the world.

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Wikidata Q26716290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
322.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.33921, -6.93265

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 49
Parks: 47
  • New Ross Harbour Board Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pearse Park: 3.6 mi
  • Emigrant Park: 3.8 mi
  • Library Park: 3.8 mi
  • Dobbyn's Field: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 36
  • Arthurstown Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Duncannon: 8.3 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 8.9 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 9.4 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 22
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Castle View: 15.0 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Slievecoiltia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNE 18°794.4 m20.3 mi
Blackstairs MountainNNE 20°732.1 m15.5 mi
Moats of CraanNNE 21°656.5 m20.8 mi
Black Rock MountainNNE 24°599.6 m21.1 mi
KnockroeNNE 19°538.77 m18.5 mi
SlievebawnNNE 14°524.8 m21.3 mi
Brandon HillN 352°515 m11.9 mi
White MountainNNE 18°509 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:40
June solstice05:0620:5821:54
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3615:1316:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373565

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