Spring · Ireland
Saint Nicholas's Well
Saint Nicholas's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballykeefe Castle (in ruins), a historic site 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.60317, -7.37958
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ballykeefe Castle (in ruins): 0.5 mi
- Ballybur Castle: 3.4 mi
- Margaret Ryan: 3.9 mi
- Burnchurch Castle: 3.9 mi
- Callan Co-operative Agricultural & Dairy Society Ltd.: 4.1 mi
Springs
- Saint Brigid's Well: 1.1 mi
- Tobermolua: 2.0 mi
- Tobernadaun: 2.6 mi
- Saint Dallan's Well: 3.9 mi
- Saint Margaret's Well: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- James Hoban Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 2.2 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 4.2 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 4.8 mi
- Trinity Stone: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Foyleatalure: 4.4 mi
- Warhouse Hill: 6.1 mi
- Knocknamuck: 7.0 mi
- Drumshane Hill: 7.6 mi
- Bregaun Hill: 8.6 mi
Parks: 50
- Kenny's Well: 6.0 mi
- Waterbarracks: 6.1 mi
- James's Green: 6.1 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 6.2 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 41
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 0.9 mi
- Kenny's Well: 6.0 mi
- Tholsel: 6.3 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 6.3 mi
- The Castle Yard: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 24
- Orchard: 5.7 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 6.3 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Shrubberies: 6.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 3.6 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 6.1 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 6.2 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 6.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Newpark Marsh Park: 7.0 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 10.9 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 18.7 mi
- Fiddown Island: 19.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock of Foyle: 14.9 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 0.9 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Castle View: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Saint Nicholas's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenamon | SSW 212° | 720.2 m | 14.3 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | SW 216° | 564 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sheegouna | SSW 212° | 553.5 m | 13.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ESE 111° | 515 m | 18.2 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 214° | 502.8 m | 13.1 mi |
| Coppanagh | ESE 107° | 365 m | 14.9 mi |
| Croghan | ESE 102° | 365 m | 15.3 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | NNW 330° | 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).
- European Nursery Web spider4 obs
- Leiobunum rotundum3 obs
- 22-spot Ladybird2 obs
- Green Leafhopper2 obs
- Speckled Wood2 obs
- Small Tortoiseshell2 obs
- Small White2 obs
- Common Carder Bumble Bee2 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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