Trostan
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Trostan rises to 550 m. Slievenanee stands 543 m to the south-southwest, 1.6 miles off. Causeway Coastal Route passes 3.9 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Trostan (Irish: Trostán, meaning 'pole/staff') is a mountain in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and at 551 metres (1,808 feet) is the highest point in the county.
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Wikidata Q3999762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Glens of Antrim · 4 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 9 mi
- The Mount · 9 mi
- Rinagree Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Layd Old Church (ruins): 5.3 mi
- Galboly - Hidden Village: 6.9 mi
- Lisanoure Castle: 7.1 mi
- Carra Castle: 7.5 mi
- World Ploughing Championship Cairn: 8.5 mi
- Slievenanee: 1.6 mi
- Crockalough: 1.7 mi
- Tievebulliagh: 2.2 mi
- Lurigethan: 3.2 mi
- Skerry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Garron Road Amenity Site: 4.3 mi
- Play Park: 8.0 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Currells: 12.1 mi
- Memoral Garden: 12.6 mi
- Glenariff Forest Park: 2.2 mi
- Drunks’ Tower: 4.3 mi
- Ronan's Way car park & trails: 4.7 mi
- Ser Arlan's Cottage: 6.9 mi
- Lisanoure Castle: 7.0 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 9.4 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 13.4 mi
- Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
- Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
- Benvardin Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Ballycastle Museum: 11.3 mi
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 13.5 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 14.5 mi
- Gracehill Village Old School Museum: 14.9 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 17.0 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 2.4 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Cranny Falls: 6.4 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 17.4 mi
- Fairhead: 12.1 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 12.1 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 12.3 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 12.3 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 15.9 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 19.3 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 19.5 mi
- Browns bay walk: 20.4 mi
- East Strand: 21.9 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 24.9 mi
- Holy Well: 17.7 mi
- Lady's Well: 17.8 mi
- Tobernaveen: 19.6 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 21.3 mi
- Cottage Park: 4.3 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 15.7 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trostan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenanee | SSW 213° | 543 m | 1.6 mi |
| Knocklayd | NNW 335° | 514 m | 8.9 mi |
| Slieveanorra | NW 305° | 508 m | 3.4 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | SSE 147° | 474 m | 16.3 mi |
| Skerry Hill | WSW 237° | 459 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mid Hill | SSE 166° | 440 m | 5.1 mi |
| Slemish | SSE 169° | 438 m | 11.6 mi |
| Carncormick | S 188° | 436 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:07 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:43 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372898
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