Tober an Iarainn
Tober an Iarainn is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lettertinlish Castle (Ruins), a historic site 0.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.7 miles off.
Listed as a Spa Well on some old maps. The the name can be interpreted as the well of iron and the water was supposed to have a 'smack' of sulphur
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 28.5 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Bealach (pass) · 2 mi
- Carraigín Na Súl · 2 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 7 mi
- Galley Head View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lettertinlish Castle (Ruins): 0.8 mi
- Ruins of Daly Household: 1.4 mi
- Hegarty's Farmhouse: 1.5 mi
- The Irish RM Plaque: 1.9 mi
- Battle of Castlehaven: 2.0 mi
- Piceán: 1.4 mi
- Carraig Throunce: 1.4 mi
- Suí Finn: 1.5 mi
- Cnoc a' Tuair: 1.6 mi
- Carraig a' Shleáin: 1.6 mi
- Carraigín: 2.1 mi
- Cuaisín: 2.1 mi
- Tráig Eilín: 2.3 mi
- Tráigín na Mná Jones: 2.3 mi
- Cuas na Leac: 2.3 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 1.0 mi
- Irish Sky Garden: 1.7 mi
- Drishane House: 1.9 mi
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 2.0 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 2.0 mi
- Tobar an Ime: 2.3 mi
- The Spring: 2.4 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 3.1 mi
- Tobar: 3.1 mi
- Tobar an Mhinistir: 3.3 mi
- Faill Dic: 1.9 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 2.4 mi
- Faill Árd: 2.5 mi
- Faill a' Cholúir: 2.8 mi
- Long Point: 3.0 mi
- The Rock: 2.0 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 2.1 mi
- Rossa Park: 2.4 mi
- Gearagh Park: 13.1 mi
- Emmet Place: 15.1 mi
- Heritage Centre: 2.4 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 9.2 mi
- Cottage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 13.4 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 3.2 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.2 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 15.5 mi
- Heron Garden: 18.1 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 2.2 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 12.3 mi
- Sam Maguire: 13.3 mi
- Molly the Púca: 14.0 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 17.9 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 8.8 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 11.0 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 16.1 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 21.0 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.7 mi
- Fall Down: 2.9 mi
- The Bridge: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Tober an Iarainn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 358° | 545.6 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 355° | 535.2 m | 12.6 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 351° | 509 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 340° | 494.3 m | 12.3 mi |
| Douce Mountain | N 353° | 476 m | 18.0 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 351° | 470 m | 14.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 347° | 452 m | 14.0 mi |
| Shehy More SW Top | N 355° | 446 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:05 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:04 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:28 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9144084848
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