Spring · Ireland
St. Bridget's Well
St. Bridget's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Ridge of Capard stands 482 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Abbey Wood, a picnic site 2.0 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.10146, -7.05159
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- The Waterfall: 2.8 mi
- Fuaran Well: 3.9 mi
- Clash Alick's Well: 5.8 mi
- Julian's Well: 5.8 mi
- Tobernahinch: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Rathadaire House (ruins): 3.0 mi
- Church (ruins): 3.9 mi
- Pigeon House Ruin: 4.3 mi
- Castlereedy: 4.6 mi
- Lackagh Castle (ruins): 4.9 mi
Parks
- ATM Cash Point: 3.5 mi
- Railway Mews Play Area: 6.0 mi
- Portarlington GAA Ground Parking: 6.3 mi
- Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Derryounce Pinic area: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Garryvacum Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mullaghlea: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Hill: 5.4 mi
- Bawn Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lough Hill: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 50
- Polyhymnia: 6.0 mi
- Ghost Horses: 6.5 mi
- Ghost Horses: 6.5 mi
- Ghost Horses: 6.5 mi
- Ghost Horses: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 27
- Emo Court: 6.0 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 6.3 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Kildare Round Tower: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 6.2 mi
- Camphill: 12.9 mi
- Camphill: 13.0 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 17.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Horse Museum: 6.9 mi
- Market House: 7.0 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 7.2 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 8.1 mi
- Town Hall: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Moore Abbey Wood: 2.0 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 6.1 mi
- Carrick Woods: 6.4 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 7.1 mi
- River walk: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 8.3 mi
- Community Orchard: 8.5 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 17.4 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of St. Bridget's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge of Capard | W 268° | 482.088 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baltinglass Hill | SE 125° | 382 m | 18.6 mi |
| Ballyhook Hill | ESE 116° | 340.3 m | 16.8 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | SSW 205° | 332 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fossy Hill | SSW 206° | 323 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cullenagh Mountain | SW 220° | 317 m | 13.3 mi |
| Corballis Hill | SE 136° | 312 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tinoran Hill | SE 126° | 312 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:07 | 16:13 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Cherry laurel2 obs
- European Goldfinch1 obs
- White Wagtail1 obs
- European holly1 obs
- European beech1 obs
- common hazel1 obs
- Cuckoo-pint1 obs
- collared parachute1 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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