Spring
St Moninna's Well
St Moninna's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Killeavy Castle, a historic site 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.13503, -6.41519
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Killeavy Castle: 0.8 mi
- St Luke's: 1.4 mi
- Patrick Rankin: 3.9 mi
- Mount Caulfield: 4.0 mi
- John Mitchel Statue: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Slieve Gullion: 1.2 mi
- Carn Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ballymacdermot Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Camlough Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Slieve Gullion Forest Park: 1.6 mi
- Mares Field Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Drumily Play Area: 3.3 mi
- Lisdrumliska Green: 3.5 mi
- Bog Road Amenity Area: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Rathore School Star: 2.4 mi
- In-Flux: 2.9 mi
- Saint Vincent de Paul: 4.1 mi
- The Flax Flower: 4.1 mi
- Proud People: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Iron Hawk Area: 4.4 mi
- Goin Back Area: 4.4 mi
- No Alibi Area: 4.4 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 4.4 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 45
- Dundalk Central: 9.2 mi
- Photo Gallery: 9.2 mi
- Drumass Round Tower: 11.2 mi
- Santas Cottage: 11.4 mi
- Town Gate: 11.4 mi
Springs: 23
- Saint Bridget's Well: 5.9 mi
- St. John's Well: 7.6 mi
- Ladywell: 9.8 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 12.2 mi
- St James Well: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Keggall Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Aughanduff Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 14
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 4.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 12.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.2 mi
- Pleasure gardens: 20.0 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 20.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 4.2 mi
- Louth County Museum: 9.0 mi
- Railway Museum: 9.2 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 13.5 mi
- Milford House Museum: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Ballybay Wetland Centre: 20.6 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Castleshane Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Black Stairs: 20.8 mi
- Stepping Stones: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of St Moninna's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Foye | SE 128° | 589 m | 10.3 mi |
| Slieve Gullion | SW 219° | 573 m | 1.2 mi |
| Slieve Foye North-West Top | SE 127° | 535 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Eagles Rock | SE 127° | 528 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clermont Carn | SE 135° | 510 m | 5.4 mi |
| Slievemartin | ESE 106° | 485 m | 10.5 mi |
| Carnavaddy | SE 137° | 475 m | 6.8 mi |
| Slievemeen | ESE 108° | 472 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:04 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 14:54 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/London).
- common hawthorn8 obs
- Primrose7 obs
- maidenhair spleenwort6 obs
- Common Drone Fly5 obs
- Bell Heather5 obs
- Cherry laurel5 obs
- Meadowsweet5 obs
- European wood-sorrel5 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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