Tobar San Séain
Tobar San Séain is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Knockanaffrin stands 755 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Augustine's Well, a spring 1.2 miles away.
Not in use since c. 1920s, water was pumped by local residents until 1950s. Fenced off area in cow pasture. Concrete ring with lid. Several hawthorn trees in the vicinity which used to be part of the pattern.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Augustine's Well: 1.2 mi
- Tobernagibboge: 1.3 mi
- Tobernaskeagh: 1.7 mi
- Toberbride: 2.1 mi
- Toberakin: 2.6 mi
- Edmund Rice Memorial: 1.3 mi
- James Hoban Monument: 1.3 mi
- Callan Great War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Humphrey O'Sullivan: 1.3 mi
- Skerry's Castle (ruins): 1.4 mi
- Holy Trinity Stone: 1.3 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 6.5 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 6.6 mi
- Slate sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 3.7 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 8.1 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 8.6 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 9.1 mi
- The Quarry: 9.2 mi
- Carricknagappul: 5.2 mi
- Chapel Rock: 5.2 mi
- Carrigmaclea: 7.7 mi
- Foyleatalure: 8.4 mi
- Carrigadoon Hill: 8.7 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 4.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 5.4 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 6.2 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 7.8 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 8.5 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 1.9 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 3.9 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 8.9 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 9.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 9.4 mi
- Shrubberies: 1.9 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 6.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.3 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.5 mi
- Orchard: 8.7 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 9.2 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 10.2 mi
- Fiddown Island: 14.5 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 15.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 20.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Mahon Valley: 22.2 mi
- Mahon Valley: 23.0 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 18.9 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Mahon Falls: 22.2 mi
- Castle View: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Tobar San Séain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockanaffrin | SSW 209° | 755 m | 19.3 mi |
| Slievenamon | SW 229° | 720.2 m | 11.1 mi |
| Knocksheegowna | SSW 211° | 675.7 m | 18.8 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | SW 233° | 564 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 229° | 553.5 m | 10.5 mi |
| Brandon Hill | E 96° | 515 m | 16.5 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 233° | 502.8 m | 10.1 mi |
| Long Hill | SW 222° | 404 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:13 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- ribwort plantain2 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
- catchweed bedstraw1 obs
- Small Tortoiseshell1 obs
- coastal bush lupine1 obs
- broad-leaved dock1 obs
- Giant Polypore1 obs
- lesser celandine1 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/8522332218
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