Ballycowan Castle
Ballycowan Castle is a castle / Fortified House in County Offaly. Its address puts it 2.3 km north of Mucklagh. Look also at Durrow Abbey, 6.1 km away, first of 10 more within 15 km.
Castle near Mucklagh
Just outside Mucklagh
Ballycowan Castle is 2.3 km north of Mucklagh. 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.
Weather by the month
June to September are the warmest in Mucklagh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Ballycowan Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. It counts among the sights of County Offaly.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2.3 km north of Mucklagh
The way to Ballycowan Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Ballycowan Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that count Ballycowan Castle
The 8 towns are led in size by Tullamore, with 15,598 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Mucklagh
Tullamore
Killurin
Clara
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ballycowan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucklagh | 2.3 km south of it | 918 | 2 |
| Tullamore | 2.6 km east of it | 15,598 | 4 |
| Killurin | 6.6 km south of it | 167 | 1 |
| Clara | 8.2 km northwest of it | 3,403 | 2 |
| Pollagh | 9.7 km west of it | 231 | 2 |
| Killeigh | 10 km southeast of it | 183 | 0 |
| Ballycumber | 10 km northwest of it | 216 | 2 |
| Kilbeggan | 11 km north of it | 1,575 | 3 |
Other places close by
Also close at hand are 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and an art gallery, among 10 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey6.1 km away2
Art gallerySculpture in the Parklands13 km away3Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryLemanaghan Monastic Site13 km away4Natural landscapeNatural landscapeLough Boora Discovery Park13 km away5CastleCastleCharleville Castle2.7 km away6MuseumMuseumLough Boora Sculpture Park13 km away7Historic siteHistoric siteDurrow High Cross6.1 km away8MuseumMuseumLocke's Distillery Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ballycowan Castle: what to know
Where is Ballycowan Castle?
Ballycowan Castle is 2.3 km north of Mucklagh, Offaly.
What is Ballycowan Castle?
Castle / Fortified House in County Offaly, Ireland.
How well known is Ballycowan Castle?
Ballycowan Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ballycowan Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Mucklagh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ballycowan Castle?
Within 15 km: Durrow Abbey (6.1 km), Sculpture in the Parklands (13 km), Lemanaghan Monastic Site (13 km) and Lough Boora Discovery Park (13 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)
- Ballycowan Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durrow Abbey: Dalenevada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sculpture in the Parklands: Disgracedminister at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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).