Skip to content

St Brigid's Well

St Brigid's Well, seen from above at true elevation

St Brigid's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Knocknaskagh stands 427 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tracton Abbey, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.76818, -8.38784

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Tracton Abbey: 0.5 mi
  • Aghamarta Castle: 3.0 mi
  • Cogan's Castle (Beauvoir): 3.4 mi
  • Cogan's Castle: 3.4 mi
  • Britfieldstown Signal Tower: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Haulbowline Island Amenity Park: 6.4 mi
  • John F. Kennedy Park: 6.9 mi
  • Hippy Murphy Park: 7.1 mi
  • Sea Garden: 7.3 mi
  • The Bowling Green: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 50
Springs: 46
Attractions: 43
Beaches: 34
  • Back strand: 2.9 mi
  • Fountainstown Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Rocky Bay: 3.4 mi
  • Nohaval Cove: 3.7 mi
  • Poughgorm: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 21
Peaks: 20
  • Knockrush: 8.4 mi
  • Grange Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Knockshanawee: 18.7 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 20.7 mi
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 10.0 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 10.9 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 11.9 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 12.9 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 4.3 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 22.1 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Interesting Cliffs Ring: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of St Brigid's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknaskaghN 355°426.5 m23.5 mi
SeefinN 351°424 m23.2 mi
CorranNNW 349°407.5 m24.3 mi
Knocknaskagh North TopN 355°406.3 m24.2 mi
KnockwateareN 353°363 m24.0 mi
Clearagh HillW 281°288 m23.4 mi
Bottle HillNNW 339°286 m20.7 mi
KnockarouraN 3°234 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:46
June solstice05:1521:0221:57
September equinox07:2018:5019:34
December solstice08:3915:2316:26

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • Eurasian Blackbird4 obs
  • fireweed4 obs
  • Common Wood-Pigeon3 obs
  • gorse3 obs
  • carpet bugle3 obs
  • Rook2 obs
  • Common Chaffinch2 obs
  • European Robin2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13746739201

More springs in Ireland

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to St Brigid's Well.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens