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    Highest ground in LOI?

    After being in St Colmans Park last night is this the highest ground in the league of ireland as the hills around the ground are quite steep! Can anyone confirm this for me pls?
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    Used to be the Showgrounds when Ming was in regular attendance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fivesilver View Post
    Used to be the Showgrounds when Ming was in regular attendance.
    heh heh! meant highest ground in league of ireland above sea level. Cobhs ground is quite high above the harbour the only other ground I can think of is the Brandywell. But someone in the club bar in Cobh said that Salthill devons ground is quite high as well. Considering I have never seen a thread on this before I thought it was a reasonable opportunity to ask that question!
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    Probably Tallaght. They're all living in cuckoo land out there.

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    Heard Limerick are planning a friendly on the International Space Station.
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    Re alltidude Finn Park Ballebofey

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    Richmond Park, obviously.

    (someone had to)

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    Ah Stu, that's too obvious for you mate.
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    I wouldn't think it's Finn Park. Drom, Salthill Devon is well up in the hills. I'd say it's probably highest up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    I wouldn't think it's Finn Park. Drom, Salthill Devon is well up in the hills. I'd say it's probably highest up.
    That would be my guess too. I played there many moons ago, it's really high up on a hill in the middle of nowhere and the wind would go through you.
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    A bit of research tells me that Drom is 70 metres up in altitude. Finn Park is only 17 metres.

    St Colmans Park is 76.20 metres.

    Wexford Youths are next highest on 50.61 metres.

    Longford Town, 49.24 metres.

    Athlone Town, 41.60 metres.

    Drogheda, Hunky Dory Park is 36.65 metres.


    All from this website: http://www.altitude-maps.com/
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    The walk up to Coleman's Park from Cobh village is torture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    A bit of research tells me that Drom is 70 metres up in altitude. Finn Park is only 17 metres.

    St Colmans Park is 76.20 metres.

    Wexford Youths are next highest on 50.61 metres.

    Longford Town, 49.24 metres.

    Athlone Town, 41.60 metres.

    Drogheda, Hunky Dory Park is 36.65 metres.


    All from this website: http://www.altitude-maps.com/
    Funny thing about Cobh is that the rugby pitch is even higher around 90 metres. Tough climb if you're not used to it.
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    Going by that website Nigel, the cemetery side of the Brandywell pitch is roughly 3 metres higher than the Lecky Road side. I know our pitch ain't flat, but surely it's not that bad?
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    Quote Originally Posted by horton View Post
    Going by that website Nigel, the cemetery side of the Brandywell pitch is roughly 3 metres higher than the Lecky Road side. I know our pitch ain't flat, but surely it's not that bad?
    Theres a two metre difference between the two corners at the home end as far as I know. So I wouldn't be surprised to hear there was an area with a 3m difference

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    In fairness horton, I'd well believe it. Heard stories of just how bad the slant is from different players before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adamd164 View Post
    The walk up to Coleman's Park from Cobh village is torture.
    agree with you adamd164 thats why I set a thread up! I am very surprised the Brandywell is not in the top five. what height is it nigel do you know? Cobh I was not too surprised at all! Salthill was surprised but suppose the savage breeze up there always gives the game away!
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    just typed in the Brandywell into that website and it is coming up as 125.66m!so it must win hands down!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martinho II View Post
    just typed in the Brandywell into that website and it is coming up as 125.66m!so it must win hands down!
    Hah, try zooming in and zoning over the pitch. 6.86 metres.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martinho II View Post
    agree with you adamd164 thats why I set a thread up! I am very surprised the Brandywell is not in the top five. what height is it nigel do you know? Cobh I was not too surprised at all! Salthill was surprised but suppose the savage breeze up there always gives the game away!
    What gives you the impression the Brandywell is so high? It's not too much higher than the level of the Foyle - which must be fairly close to sea level - at the edge of the low-lying Bogside. Creggan and the city cemetery overlooking the stadium are at much higher elevations, as is the land directly across the river on the Waterside. To give an idea, you can see the stadium with the river in the top right-hand-side of the background here:


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