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Ballinskelligs Castle

On the map, Ballinskelligs Castle is 7.1 km west of Waterville. Top of the list nearby is Ballinskelligs Abbey, 500 m away. 6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Where
7.1 km
west of Waterville
How well known
Top 12%
#209 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Waterville

Near Waterville

Ballinskelligs Castle is 7.1 km west of Waterville. 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.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Waterville peak at 17–19°C, June to September.

Jan10° / 5°180 mm
Feb10° / 5°149 mm
Mar11° / 6°125 mm
Apr13° / 7°117 mm
May15° / 9°100 mm
Jun17° / 11°106 mm
Jul19° / 13°127 mm
Aug19° / 13°131 mm
Sep18° / 12°140 mm
Oct15° / 10°174 mm
Nov12° / 7°201 mm
Dec11° / 6°188 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Waterville, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Waterville (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Waterville’s full climate →
About

Ballinskelligs Castle

Type
Castle
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
7.1 km west of Waterville
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to Ballinskelligs Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Ballinskelligs Castle with the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The most populous of the 4 is Cahirciveen, at 1,297. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

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  1. 1Waterville
  2. 2Portmagee
  3. 3Knightstown
  4. 4Cahirciveen
1 · 7.1 km east of it

Waterville

555 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 9.8 km northwest of it

Portmagee

116 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 11 km north of it

Knightstown

244 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 15 km north of it

Cahirciveen

1,297 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Ballinskelligs Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Waterville7.1 km east of it5554
Portmagee9.8 km northwest of it1168
Knightstown11 km north of it24410
Cahirciveen15 km north of it1,2978
Make a day of it

Next door to Ballinskelligs Castle

Around it, within 15 km, lie 3 historic houses, 2 natural landscapes and an abbey or priory, among others.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Ballinskelligs Castle

Where is Ballinskelligs Castle?

Ballinskelligs Castle is 7.1 km west of Waterville, Kerry.

What is Ballinskelligs Castle?

Castle in Kerry, Ireland.

How well known is Ballinskelligs Castle?

Ballinskelligs Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Ballinskelligs Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Waterville, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ballinskelligs Castle?

Within 15 km: Ballinskelligs Abbey (500 m), Cé Bhaile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs Pier) (1.1 km), Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve (4.6 km) and Waterville Heritage Gallery (6.8 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).

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).