Spring · Ireland
St Fortchern's Well
St Fortchern's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Molasha (ruins), a historic site 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.63403, -6.85219
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Temple Molasha (ruins): 0.4 mi
- Rathnageeragh castle: 1.9 mi
- Irish Hangliding and Paragliding Association: 3.2 mi
- Drumroe Castle (ruins): 5.9 mi
- Barragh Church (in Ruins): 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Tomduff Hill: 1.0 mi
- Slievebawn: 1.8 mi
- Knockmore: 2.8 mi
- Mount Leinster: 3.2 mi
- Knockroe: 3.8 mi
Springs
- Tobermadalowan: 2.3 mi
- Stoneybatter Well: 3.2 mi
- Lady Well: 3.2 mi
- St. Molappoge's Well: 3.6 mi
- Toberanvallagh: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Dolphins: 6.6 mi
- Lumberjack Monk: 7.4 mi
- Milkman Monk: 7.4 mi
- Eel Fisherman Monk: 7.7 mi
- Stone Mason Monk: 7.7 mi
Parks: 51
- Cois Bearbha: 5.7 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 6.1 mi
- The Fair Green: 6.5 mi
- Oak Grove Millennium Park: 7.3 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 8.0 mi
Attractions: 41
- Ballyogan Cross: 7.7 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 7.8 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 8.9 mi
- Altamont House and Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.9 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.1 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 13.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 5.7 mi
- Tullow Museum: 12.6 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
- Carlow County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Castle View: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Thomastown Quarry: 14.1 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 18.1 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 23.0 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of St Fortchern's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ESE 110° | 794.4 m | 3.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SSE 162° | 732.1 m | 6.2 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ESE 103° | 656.5 m | 4.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ESE 102° | 599.6 m | 5.3 mi |
| Knockroe | SE 139° | 538.77 m | 3.8 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 79° | 524.8 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSW 211° | 515 m | 10.0 mi |
| White Mountain | S 178° | 509 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:10 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- ground-ivy1 obs
- Brimstone Moth1 obs
- Hart's-tongue fern1 obs
- Wall Pennywort1 obs
- Giant Polypore1 obs
- Charcoal Burner1 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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