Spring · Ireland
Saint Fintan's Well
Saint Fintan's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Fintan's Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.95748, -7.41480
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Saint Fintan's Church: 0.1 mi
- Killeany Castle (ruins): 1.6 mi
- Gortnaclea Castle (ruins): 3.0 mi
- Christopher McClynn: 4.0 mi
- Robert Edward Wilde: 4.1 mi
Springs
- Cormick's Well: 1.5 mi
- Rahaling Well: 2.0 mi
- Brownbeg Well: 3.6 mi
- Aughfeerish: 5.3 mi
- Bishop's Well: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Shean Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bushy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Curmellian Hill: 3.4 mi
- Furzy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Coady's Hill: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- James Fintan Lalor Sculpture: 7.0 mi
- Peacock: 7.1 mi
- Fragments of Time and Space: 7.2 mi
- Eitilt: 7.3 mi
- Saint Mochua's Desk: 8.8 mi
Parks: 59
- Dr. Breen Park: 4.0 mi
- IDA park: 6.4 mi
- Kilcotton GAA Grounds: 7.0 mi
- The Peoples Park: 7.2 mi
- Fitzmaurice Place: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 29
- Aghaboe Abbey: 4.8 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 8.8 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 13.1 mi
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 13.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 4.0 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 8.8 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 9.0 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 9.9 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 20
- Abbey Sense Garden: 4.1 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 4.3 mi
- The King's Garden: 4.3 mi
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lacca: 8.2 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 13.7 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 15.6 mi
- Carrick Woods: 15.9 mi
- River walk: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 18.2 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 21.5 mi
- Community Orchard: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Saint Fintan's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | WNW 300° | 527 m | 11.5 mi |
| Stillbrook Hill | NW 311° | 514 m | 12.3 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | NNW 335° | 508.195 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wolftrap Mountain | NW 324° | 487 m | 12.2 mi |
| Barcam | WNW 302° | 484 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | NNW 341° | 482.088 m | 9.7 mi |
| Carroll's Hill | NW 307° | 482 m | 13.0 mi |
| Farbreague | WNW 292° | 430 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 21:03 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:09 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- green-winged orchid3 obs
- Cuckooflower2 obs
- Cowslip2 obs
- guelder-rose2 obs
- common hawthorn1 obs
- Small Tortoiseshell1 obs
- Water Avens1 obs
- marsh marigold1 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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