Balla Round Tower
Among the sights of Balla is Balla Round Tower, a historic site. One more place to visit is within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Museum of Country Life, 10 km away.
Historic site in Balla
Inside Balla
Balla Round Tower is inside Balla’s urban area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. 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.
Month by month in Balla
The warmest afternoons in Balla run June to September, at 17–19°C.
Balla Round Tower
Historic site.
In Balla, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Balla
The area around Balla Round Tower
Orange shows Balla Round Tower; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Balla’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Castlebar (13,054 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Balla
Belcarra
Bellavary
Kiltimagh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Balla Round Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balla | It’s in town | 860 | 3 |
| Belcarra | 5.6 km west of it | 164 | 3 |
| Bellavary | 10 km north of it | 191 | 4 |
| Kiltimagh | 10 km northeast of it | 1,232 | 3 |
| Turlough | 10 km northwest of it | 379 | 2 |
| Bohola | 12 km northeast of it | 143 | 2 |
| Castlebar | 12 km northwest of it | 13,054 | 4 |
| Claremorris | 12 km southeast of it | 3,857 | 0 |
Nearby, too
Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle, among others.
MuseumMuseum of Country Life10 km away · 99K visitors a year2
Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey11 km away3
CastleCastle Carra12 km away4MuseumMuseumBelcarra Eviction Cottage5.8 km away5MuseumMuseumClogher Heritage Complex8.9 km away6MuseumMuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park10 km away7ChurchChurchChrist Church Castlebar12 km away8MuseumMuseumMichael Davitt Museum13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Balla Round Tower: what to know
Where is Balla Round Tower?
Balla Round Tower is in Balla, Mayo, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Balla Round Tower?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Balla Round Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Balla, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Balla Round Tower?
Within 15 km: Museum of Country Life (10 km), Ballintubber Abbey (11 km), Castle Carra (12 km) and Belcarra Eviction Cottage (5.8 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 (3)
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballintubber Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Carra: Mike Searle, 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).