Picnic site
Keggall Picnic Area
Keggall Picnic Area is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Camlough Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.15569, -6.41263
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Camlough Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Ballymacdermot Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sturgan Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Carn Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Rathore School Star: 1.1 mi
- In-Flux: 1.5 mi
- The Flax Flower: 2.7 mi
- Saint Vincent de Paul: 3.3 mi
- Proud People: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Mares Field Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Drumily Play Area: 1.8 mi
- Bessbrook Pond Field: 2.7 mi
- Lisdrumliska Green: 2.7 mi
- Oliver Plunkett Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Killeavy Castle: 2.2 mi
- Mount Caulfield: 2.6 mi
- St Luke's: 2.7 mi
- War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Patrick Rankin: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Iron Hawk Area: 3.9 mi
- Goin Back Area: 3.9 mi
- No Alibi Area: 3.9 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 3.9 mi
- Heather Blazing Area: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 45
- Dundalk Central: 10.6 mi
- Photo Gallery: 10.6 mi
- Dean Swift's Well: 11.2 mi
- Santas Cottage: 11.2 mi
- Town Gate: 12.2 mi
Springs: 23
- St Moninna's Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 7.3 mi
- St. John's Well: 9.0 mi
- Ladywell: 11.2 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 7.2 mi
- Lindsay's Hill Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 14
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 3.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 11.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.9 mi
- Pleasure gardens: 18.6 mi
- Edenvilla Secret Garden: 18.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 3.3 mi
- Louth County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Railway Museum: 10.6 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 14.2 mi
- Milford House Museum: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 20.4 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Castleshane Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Black Stairs: 20.5 mi
- Stepping Stones: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Keggall Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Foye | SE 134° | 589 m | 11.1 mi |
| Slieve Gullion | SSW 200° | 573 m | 2.5 mi |
| Slieve Foye North-West Top | SE 134° | 535 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Eagles Rock | SE 133° | 528 m | 10.1 mi |
| Clermont Carn | SE 145° | 510 m | 6.4 mi |
| Slievemartin | ESE 113° | 485 m | 10.9 mi |
| Carnavaddy | SE 145° | 475 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tievedockaragh | E 94° | 473 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 14:54 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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