Bastionfort Well
Bastionfort Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballyshanemore Castle, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
In a horse paddock with limited access, surrounded by circular wall, water still flowing. Locals don't consider it holy, and there is no living memory of it being considered holy.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballyshanemore Castle: 0.4 mi
- Kealy-Hackett: 0.4 mi
- Neigham Castle: 1.7 mi
- Ballynaboley Castle: 2.7 mi
- Moonhall Castle (ruins): 2.9 mi
- Tobar baiste: 0.8 mi
- Lady's Well: 2.7 mi
- Castle Well: 2.9 mi
- Tobernanaspog: 3.1 mi
- Saint David's Well: 3.5 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 3.7 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Oak Grove Millennium Park: 6.3 mi
- The Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Knockanbawn: 3.6 mi
- Frengh Hill: 4.5 mi
- Castle Hill: 5.2 mi
- Croghan: 5.3 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 5.9 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 5.4 mi
- Descending Vessel: 5.4 mi
- Rut: 5.4 mi
- Ball: 5.4 mi
- A Hug for You: 6.9 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 0.4 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 4.1 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 5.7 mi
- Kilkenny City Tours: 7.5 mi
- Kilkenny Road Train Tours: 7.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.4 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 3.6 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 7.6 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 7.6 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 7.8 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Castle View: 7.5 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 7.0 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 7.6 mi
- Fiddown Island: 23.2 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 12.4 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 13.7 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Bastionfort Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | E 93° | 794.4 m | 12.4 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | ESE 115° | 732.1 m | 12.5 mi |
| Moats of Craan | E 92° | 656.5 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | E 93° | 599.6 m | 14.6 mi |
| Knockroe | ESE 101° | 538.77 m | 12.1 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 86° | 524.8 m | 11.2 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSE 152° | 515 m | 9.2 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 130° | 509 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Common Cockchafer1 obs
- 22-spot Ladybird1 obs
- American tuliptree1 obs
- wild parsnip1 obs
- Common Moorhen1 obs
- Garden Snail1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7175746834
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