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Pyne's Well

Pyne's Well, seen from above at true elevation

Pyne's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetman's Castle, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

not a holy well according to the man living next to the railway station since his childhood when it was their source of water

How to reach it

Coordinates52.52256, -7.14703

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Parks
  • Jerpoint Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Páirc na Seamróga: 4.4 mi
  • Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 5.5 mi
  • The Quarry: 9.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions: 49
Gardens: 30
Museums: 24
Beaches: 8
  • Arthurstown Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 22.5 mi
  • Duncannon: 22.9 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 23.1 mi
  • Woodstown Strand: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.2 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 12.2 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Pyne's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterENE 67°794.4 m16.8 mi
Blackstairs MountainE 83°732.1 m14.5 mi
SlievenamonWSW 250°720.2 m18.6 mi
Moats of CraanENE 68°656.5 m17.8 mi
Black Rock MountainENE 69°599.6 m18.8 mi
SheegounaWSW 251°553.5 m18.1 mi
KnockroeENE 72°538.77 m15.7 mi
SlievebawnENE 60°524.8 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5618:41
June solstice05:0621:0021:56
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3815:1216:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8513520175

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