Spring · Ireland
Glencaum Holy Well
Glencaum Holy Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Frengh Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.56855, -7.03174
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Frengh Hill: 0.3 mi
- Croghan: 0.9 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 1.9 mi
- Coppanagh: 2.1 mi
- Saddle Hill: 3.2 mi
Springs
- Toberteige: 0.7 mi
- Toberelleen: 1.5 mi
- Toberkyle: 2.3 mi
- Toberphilip: 2.8 mi
- Fr. Cloney's Well: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Cloghscregg Castle: 2.4 mi
- Neigham Castle: 2.8 mi
- Drumroe Castle (ruins): 3.2 mi
- The Pound: 3.6 mi
- Monastic Mills: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Descending Vessel: 2.8 mi
- Rut: 2.8 mi
- Ball: 2.9 mi
- Milkman Monk: 3.4 mi
- Farmer Monk: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 2.8 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 4.5 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 6.7 mi
- Oak Grove Millennium Park: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 52
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 3.7 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 3.8 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 4.2 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 4.4 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 29
- Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.0 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 5.2 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 5.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.3 mi
Museums: 24
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 4.7 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 10.2 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 10.9 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Castle View: 5.0 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Thomastown Quarry: 5.3 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 11.1 mi
- Fiddown Island: 20.6 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Arthurstown Beach: 22.8 mi
- Duncannon: 24.5 mi
- Raheen Strand: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 15.7 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Glencaum Holy Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ENE 72° | 794.4 m | 11.1 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 98° | 732.1 m | 9.6 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ENE 73° | 656.5 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ENE 75° | 599.6 m | 13.2 mi |
| Knockroe | E 81° | 538.77 m | 10.2 mi |
| Slievebawn | ENE 62° | 524.8 m | 10.5 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSE 149° | 515 m | 4.7 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 118° | 509 m | 9.0 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 | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- fennel1 obs
- woodland germander1 obs
- Cream-spotted Ladybird1 obs
- common bilberry1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
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