Athclare Castle
Athclare Castle is a tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth. Close by, Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower is 4.4 km away, one of 11 within 15 km. It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
Castle near Dunleer
Just outside Dunleer
Athclare Castle is 1.1 km south of Dunleer. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Dunleer
Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Dunleer.
Athclare Castle
Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland.
1.1 km south of Dunleer.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km south of Dunleer
Finding Athclare Castle
The orange dot is Athclare Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The towns around Athclare Castle
The largest of the 8 towns is Ardee, with 5,478 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Dunleer
Tinure
Collon
Annagassan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Athclare Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunleer | 1.1 km north of it | 2,143 | 2 |
| Tinure | 2.5 km southwest of it | 530 | 6 |
| Collon | 7 km southwest of it | 864 | 6 |
| Annagassan | 8.3 km northeast of it | 189 | 0 |
| Tullyallen | 8.5 km south of it | 1,697 | 19 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 9 km north of it | 1,232 | 1 |
| Ardee | 10 km northwest of it | 5,478 | 4 |
| Termonfeckin | 10 km southeast of it | 1,983 | 2 |
Make a day of it near Athclare Castle
Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower4.4 km away2
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey9.3 km away3
CastleBarmeath Castle4.2 km away4
CastleArdee Castle10 km away5
CastleRoodstown Castle8.6 km away6Historic houseHistoric houseCollon House7.1 km away7MuseumMuseumIrish Military Museum & Park7.4 km away8ChurchChurchKildemock Jumping Church8.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Athclare Castle
Where is Athclare Castle?
Athclare Castle is 1.1 km south of Dunleer, Louth.
What is Athclare Castle?
Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland.
How well known is Athclare Castle?
Athclare Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #426 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Athclare Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Dunleer, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Athclare Castle?
Within 15 km: Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (4.4 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (9.3 km), Barmeath Castle (4.2 km) and Ardee Castle (10 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Athclare Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barmeath Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardee Castle: Nuala Furley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roodstown Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).