Saint Brendan's Well
Saint Brendan's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Knockanaffrin stands 755 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Aghaviller Round Tower, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
In a hollow of about 2m diameter, covered by a concrete shelter, not signposted. Access to water from the West.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Morres: 0.6 mi
- Castlehale Castle (ruins): 1.3 mi
- Danganmore Castle: 1.8 mi
- Carrickshock Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Kilcurl Castle: 2.0 mi
- Trinity Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint Leonard's Well: 2.5 mi
- Toberbride: 3.8 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 4.2 mi
- Tubberavawsheen: 4.2 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 2.8 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 4.9 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 5.5 mi
- Pil River Park: 8.4 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Carricktriss Gorse: 3.9 mi
- Carricknagappul: 5.0 mi
- Carriganog Hill: 5.3 mi
- Chapel Rock: 5.5 mi
- Kilmacoliver Hill: 6.0 mi
- Slate sculpture: 5.7 mi
- Saint Crispeen: 6.5 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 7.3 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 8.8 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 0.1 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 3.5 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 5.0 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 5.6 mi
- Kilkieran Crosses: 6.6 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 0.6 mi
- Shrubberies: 4.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.4 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.1 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 8.7 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 20.5 mi
- Raheen Strand: 21.5 mi
- Dromina Strand: 22.0 mi
- Duncannon: 22.4 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 22.4 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 5.2 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 8.0 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Centre: 10.3 mi
- Portlaw Heritage Centre: 12.5 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 7.1 mi
- Fiddown Island: 9.9 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 13.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 14.9 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Mahon Valley: 20.0 mi
- Mahon Valley: 21.0 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 18.8 mi
- Mahon Falls: 19.9 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 22.5 mi
- Castle View: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Saint Brendan's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockanaffrin | SW 227° | 755 m | 18.0 mi |
| Slievenamon | WSW 258° | 720.2 m | 12.6 mi |
| Knocksheegowna | SW 230° | 675.7 m | 17.8 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | W 260° | 564 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sheegouna | W 260° | 553.5 m | 12.1 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ENE 77° | 515 m | 12.8 mi |
| Knockahunna | W 263° | 502.8 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | E 81° | 489 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:13 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- common hazel1 obs
- Buff-tip1 obs
- European Hornbeam1 obs
- Red Valerian1 obs
- Winter Heliotrope1 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/8526348855
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