Tobairin Holy Well
Tobairin Holy Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Knocknadobar stands 690 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballynabloun, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 6.6 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Com An Chiste · 10 mi
- Coomnahorna · 11 mi
- Ceann Sléibhe · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballynabloun: 0.3 mi
- Cúm an Easpaig: 0.3 mi
- Cruach: 2.1 mi
- Oileán na gCánóg: 2.1 mi
- Knocknaskereighta: 2.7 mi
- Sean Locha: 0.6 mi
- Faill Bhriste: 0.7 mi
- Faill Bhoirinn: 1.0 mi
- Carraig: 1.1 mi
- Cuas Glas: 1.1 mi
- Teampall a' Chaisil/Temple Cashel: 0.8 mi
- Teampall Chíll Imleach: 1.9 mi
- Killemlagh Parish Church and Ruin of St. Fionáns Monastery: 1.9 mi
- Suíomh Eaglasta/ Ecclesiastical Site.: 2.2 mi
- Old Watch Tower: 2.3 mi
- St Buonia's Well: 2.3 mi
- Toberreendoney: 4.6 mi
- Tobar na mBan Fionn: 9.3 mi
- Tobergobnet: 11.9 mi
- Tobar Mhuircheartaigh: 17.2 mi
- Tráigh na Splince: 0.7 mi
- Tráigh Uí Fháilbhe: 1.1 mi
- Tráigh na Cille: 1.8 mi
- Trá Bá Fhionáin: 1.8 mi
- Tráigh Leagaigh: 2.2 mi
- Beehive Cells: 0.8 mi
- Kerry Cliffs Experience: 0.9 mi
- Kerry Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Saint Brendan's Well: 3.7 mi
- The Grotto: 4.8 mi
- Cill Rialaig Art Café: 4.9 mi
- Hell Boy: 7.6 mi
- Mick O'Dwyer: 8.9 mi
- Charlie Chaplin: 8.9 mi
- Árthach Dána: 8.9 mi
- Skellig Experience Centre: 2.2 mi
- Valentia Island Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Irish Famine Cottages: 17.1 mi
- Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir: 19.3 mi
- Allihies Copper Mine Museum: 20.7 mi
- Páirc Bhaile an Daingin: 20.0 mi
- North Square Park: 20.2 mi
- The Wild Garden: 20.3 mi
- South Square Park: 20.3 mi
- Jerome Connor Memorial Park: 24.3 mi
- Kells Bay Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 20.3 mi
- Sally Garden: 20.3 mi
- Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
- Puffin Island Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Sceilig Bheag Nature Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Tobairin Holy Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknadobar | NE 42° | 690 m | 12.6 mi |
| An Bheann Mhór | E 92° | 674.7 m | 14.2 mi |
| Beann na Stiocairí | E 92° | 673.1 m | 14.5 mi |
| Coomcallee | E 93° | 648.9 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kells Mountain | NE 44° | 633 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kells Mtn East Top | NE 45° | 612 m | 14.6 mi |
| Knocknadobar North Top | NE 39° | 602 m | 12.8 mi |
| Eagles Hill | ESE 106° | 549 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:10 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 21:10 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 15:31 | 16:33 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Northern Fulmar30 obs
- Sea Thrift30 obs
- White Wagtail24 obs
- Red-billed Chough17 obs
- Sheep's-bit17 obs
- Atlantic Beadlet Anemone13 obs
- rock samphire11 obs
- Sea Campion11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8569310719
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