Spring · Ireland
St. Margaret's Well
St. Margaret's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunsoughly Castle (ruin), a historic site 0.7 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.43087, -6.30302
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Dunsoughly Castle (ruin): 0.7 mi
- 1916 volunteers meeting point: 2.4 mi
- Liam Ó Maoilíosa: 2.4 mi
- The Old Mill: 2.8 mi
- Santry demesne Folly: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Welcome to MQI: 1.6 mi
- Inevitable: 1.8 mi
- Ice-Cream Sunset: 1.9 mi
- Turning Point: 2.6 mi
- On the Other Hand: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Liam Mellowes Park: 2.5 mi
- Balcurris Park: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Green: 2.8 mi
- Santry Demesne: 2.9 mi
- Hollywoodrath Monuments: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Muck & Magic Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 2.9 mi
- Santry Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Greenview Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- The Mall: 3.7 mi
Springs
- St Cronans Well: 3.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.6 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Dunsink Observatory: 3.3 mi
- Swords Round Tower: 3.7 mi
- National Botanic Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Reconstructed viking house: 4.3 mi
- National Cemetery Visitor's Centre: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Hollywood Great: 9.0 mi
- Ash Hill: 9.2 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 9.9 mi
- Knockbrack: 9.9 mi
- Newtown Hill: 10.0 mi
Museums: 57
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 5.4 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 5.5 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 5.6 mi
- 14 Henrietta Street museum: 5.6 mi
- Collins Barracks: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 28
- Corballis Nudist Beach: 7.4 mi
- Donabate Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 7.6 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 7.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 7.5 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 7.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 9.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Ben Head: 15.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 18.1 mi
- The Shaft: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Toni's: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 8.9 mi
- BBQ Area: 12.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of St. Margaret's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 184° | 757 m | 17.5 mi |
| Seefingan | S 190° | 722.9 m | 16.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 192° | 647.3 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tonduff | S 175° | 642 m | 18.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 193° | 620.6 m | 17.3 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | S 190° | 617.1 m | 15.2 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 178° | 585.094 m | 14.4 mi |
| Ballymorefinn Hill | SSW 192° | 566 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- European Starling5 obs
- Eurasian Magpie4 obs
- Red Admiral3 obs
- Meadow Brown3 obs
- Herb Robert3 obs
- Rock Pigeon2 obs
- Common Wood-Pigeon2 obs
- Common Hedgehog2 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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