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Tobershivaun

Tobershivaun, seen from above at true elevation

Tobershivaun is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Slevoy Castle, a historic site 0.8 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.30471, -6.69478

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Slevoy Castle: 0.8 mi
  • Castle (In Ruins): 1.1 mi
  • Coolcliffe House: 1.8 mi
  • Lady's Church: 2.1 mi
  • Taghmon Castle: 2.1 mi
Springs
  • Saint Peter's Well: 1.4 mi
  • Nunnery Well: 2.1 mi
  • St. Munn's Well: 2.2 mi
  • Lady's Well: 2.5 mi
  • Saint Munna's Well: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Carrickatinna Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Skeater Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Raven Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Camaross Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Clorane: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • The Gods of Wet Places: 8.0 mi
  • Elephant: 8.5 mi
  • Giraffe: 8.5 mi
  • William Lamport: 10.0 mi
  • Fr. James Roche: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 41
Parks: 39
  • Foulksmills Park: 2.4 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 8.1 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 9.8 mi
  • The Rocks: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Cullenstown Strand: 6.2 mi
  • Blackhall Strand: 6.7 mi
  • Grange Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Baginbun Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Carnivan Beach: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 21
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Castle View: 23.6 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tobershivaun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterN 351°794.4 m22.0 mi
Blackstairs MountainNNW 345°732.1 m17.5 mi
Moats of CraanN 353°656.5 m21.9 mi
Black Rock MountainN 356°599.6 m21.7 mi
KnockroeNNW 348°538.77 m20.3 mi
SlievebawnNNW 348°524.8 m23.6 mi
Brandon HillNW 320°515 m18.4 mi
White MountainNNW 336°509 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5518:39
June solstice05:0620:5721:53
September equinox07:1318:4319:28
December solstice08:3515:1216:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • Great Black-backed Gull1 obs
  • Common Loon1 obs
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle1 obs
  • European beech1 obs
  • Common Red Soldier Beetle1 obs
  • fireweed1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12396862144

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