Spring · Ireland
Saint Brigid's Well
Saint Brigid's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Nicholas's Well, a spring 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates52.61156, -7.35663
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Saint Nicholas's Well: 1.1 mi
- Tobermolua: 3.1 mi
- Saint Dallan's Well: 3.3 mi
- Tobernadaun: 3.4 mi
- Saint Margaret's Well: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ballykeefe Castle (in ruins): 1.6 mi
- Ballybur Castle: 2.7 mi
- Richie Delaney: 3.1 mi
- The N76 Callan Road Realignment Scheme: 3.2 mi
- Burnchurch Castle: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- James Hoban Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 2.8 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 3.8 mi
- Trinity Stone: 4.9 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Foyleatalure: 5.0 mi
- Warhouse Hill: 6.9 mi
- Knocknamuck: 7.7 mi
- Drumshane Hill: 7.9 mi
- Kyle Hill: 8.5 mi
Parks: 51
- Kenny's Well: 4.9 mi
- Waterbarracks: 4.9 mi
- James's Green: 5.0 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 5.0 mi
- Watergate Urban Park: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 43
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 1.8 mi
- Kenny's Well: 4.9 mi
- Tholsel: 5.2 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 5.2 mi
- The Castle Yard: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 26
- Orchard: 4.6 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 4.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 5.2 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 5.2 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 5.6 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Newpark Marsh Park: 5.9 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 10.4 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 19.7 mi
- Fiddown Island: 19.8 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock of Foyle: 14.0 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 1.8 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Castle View: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Saint Brigid's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenamon | SW 214° | 720.2 m | 15.4 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | SW 217° | 564 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 214° | 553.5 m | 14.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ESE 113° | 515 m | 17.5 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 216° | 502.8 m | 14.2 mi |
| Coppanagh | ESE 111° | 365 m | 14.2 mi |
| Croghan | ESE 105° | 365 m | 14.5 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | NW 324° | 349 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Sloe Bug1 obs
- Pellucid Hover Fly1 obs
- Speckled Wood1 obs
- Small Tortoiseshell1 obs
- Meadow Brown1 obs
- Tomocerus minor1 obs
- Garden Pebble1 obs
- Map-winged Swift1 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.
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