Athenry Castle
You will find Athenry Castle in Athenry. Our list has 3 more places within 5 km. Officially, it is a national monument of Ireland.
Castle in Athenry
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#101 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Athenry
Athenry Castle is inside Athenry’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
National monument of Ireland
On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Warmest in Athenry are June to September, at 17–19°C.
Athenry Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages. Athenry Priory comes next on our list, 200 m away.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- in Athenry
When it is open
Finding Athenry Castle
Orange is Athenry Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Athenry’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns to Athenry Castle
With 5,819 people, Oranmore is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Athenry
Craughwell
Monivea
Clarinbridge
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Athenry Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athenry | It’s in town | 4,603 | 4 |
| Craughwell | 7.7 km south of it | 1,034 | 1 |
| Monivea | 8.7 km north of it | 456 | 0 |
| Clarinbridge | 12 km southwest of it | 905 | 3 |
| Turloughmore | 12 km northwest of it | 243 | 2 |
| Lackaghbeg | 12 km northwest of it | 576 | 3 |
| Oranmore | 13 km west of it | 5,819 | 4 |
| Kilcolgan | 13 km southwest of it | 194 | 1 |
Combine it with these
The places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums.
Abbey or prioryAthenry Priory200 m away2
CastleOranmore Castle13 km away3
CastleDunsandle Castle9 km away4CastleCastleCaherkinmonwee Castle7.8 km away5MuseumMuseumAthenry Arts and Heritage Centre200 m away6
Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary14 km away7Visitor farmVisitor farmLeahy Beekeeping12 km away8MuseumMuseumLackagh Museum and Heritage Centre12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Athenry Castle
Where is Athenry Castle?
Athenry Castle is in Athenry, Galway, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Athenry Castle?
Castle in Ireland.
How well known is Athenry Castle?
Athenry Castle has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #101 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Athenry Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Athenry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Athenry Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Athenry Castle?
Within 15 km: Athenry Priory (200 m), Oranmore Castle (13 km), Dunsandle Castle (9 km) and Caherkinmonwee Castle (7.8 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 (5)
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunsandle Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claregalway Friary: Charles Mount/ Cmount, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).