Saint Nicholas's Well
Saint Nicholas's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spout, a historic site 1.4 miles away.
Stone lined water basin of c.1m width with a large carved stone marking the spot. Water is covered in water lentils.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Spout: 1.4 mi
- Frankfort Castle: 1.5 mi
- James (Jim) McKenna: 1.6 mi
- Castle John: 2.7 mi
- Coolaghmore National School: 3.2 mi
- Thimble Well: 2.1 mi
- Tobairin Doimhain: 2.2 mi
- Tobernagloigín: 2.8 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 3.2 mi
- Tubberavawsheen: 3.2 mi
- Chapel Rock: 2.1 mi
- Carrigmaclea: 2.5 mi
- Carricknagappul: 2.6 mi
- Carrignagapple: 3.7 mi
- Curraghdobbin Hill: 4.7 mi
- Slate sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Saint Crispeen: 4.9 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 5.2 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Two Men in A Boat: 9.7 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 5.1 mi
- Kilkieran Crosses: 6.0 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 7.5 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 8.0 mi
- West Gate: 9.0 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 8.4 mi
- The Green: 8.9 mi
- Castle Park: 9.1 mi
- Pil River Park: 10.1 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 10.2 mi
- Shrubberies: 4.9 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 7.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.3 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 12.2 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 5.7 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Centre: 9.0 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 10.5 mi
- Fethard Horse Country Experience: 10.5 mi
- Bunmahon Strand: 23.5 mi
- Stage Cove: 23.6 mi
- Tra na mBo: 23.7 mi
- Ballydowane Cove: 23.8 mi
- Kilmurrin Cove: 23.8 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 9.7 mi
- Fiddown Island: 11.6 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 13.3 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 15.5 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 18.4 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.5 mi
- Mahon Valley: 17.3 mi
- Mahon Valley: 18.0 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Mahon Falls: 17.2 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 24.1 mi
- Castle View: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Saint Nicholas's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | SSW 194° | 792 m | 16.3 mi |
| Carrignagower | SSW 197° | 767 m | 15.3 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | SSW 204° | 755 m | 14.1 mi |
| Curraghduff | SSW 197° | 750.1 m | 16.1 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | SSW 198° | 728.3 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slievenamon | SW 236° | 720.2 m | 5.9 mi |
| Knocksheegowna | SSW 207° | 675.7 m | 13.6 mi |
| Knockanaffrin South Top | SSW 202° | 628 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Sea Holly1 obs
- greater stitchwort1 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/6167966637
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