Castle · Ballyhack · Wexford

Ballyhack Castle

Ballyhack Castle is a tower house in County Wexford. It stands inside Ballyhack’s urban area. Officially, it is a national monument of Ireland. The site is kept up by the Office of Public Works.

Photo: Ballyhack Castle, Alanna Milbourne (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Ballyhack

inside the urban area

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 9%

#147 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Ballyhack

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#147 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Ballyhack

Ballyhack Castle is inside Ballyhack’s urban area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the Office of Public Works

One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

Warm months and wet ones

In Ballyhack, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°98 mm

Feb9° / 3°74 mm

Mar11° / 4°71 mm

Apr13° / 5°71 mm

May15° / 8°66 mm

Jun18° / 10°74 mm

Jul20° / 12°74 mm

Aug20° / 12°82 mm

Sep18° / 10°80 mm

Oct14° / 8°117 mm

Nov11° / 5°113 mm

Dec9° / 4°108 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ballyhack, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Ballyhack (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ballyhack’s full climate →

About

Ballyhack Castle

Facilities include guided tours. Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. A short trip away is Tintern Abbey, 8.9 km off.

Type: Castle
Run by: Office of Public Works
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Ballyhack
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/ballyhack-castle

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visit details

AddressBallyhack, Arthurstown, Y34 TN56

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Ballyhack Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Largest of the 8 is Grantstown and Ballinakill, home to 9,571. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ballyhack

211 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 700 m east of it

Arthurstown

149 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 900 m south of it

Passage East

634 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Cheekpoint

242 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ballyhack Castle is	People	Places to visit
Ballyhack	It’s in town	211	5
Arthurstown	700 m east of it	149	5
Passage East	900 m south of it	634	3
Cheekpoint	2.9 km northwest of it	242	7
Duncannon	3.3 km southeast of it	281	2
Grantstown and Ballinakill	4.6 km west of it	9,571	29
Campile	5 km north of it	371	8
Slieverue	8.3 km northwest of it	458	29

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and 2 gardens within 15 km, among others.

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey8.9 km away 2

MuseumDuncannon Fort Tour3.5 km away 3

Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum8.3 km away 4

Abbey or prioryDunbrody Abbey4.2 km away 5CastleCastleGorteens Castle6 km away 6CastleCastleRathumney Castle8.4 km away 7MuseumMuseumDunbrody Abbey and Visitor Centre4.1 km away 8GardenGardenKilmokea Country Manor Gardens5.8 km away

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

Questions about Ballyhack Castle

Where is Ballyhack Castle?

Ballyhack Castle is in Ballyhack, Wexford, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Ballyhack Castle?

Tower house in County Wexford, Ireland.

Who runs Ballyhack Castle?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Ballyhack Castle?

Ballyhack Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #147 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Ballyhack Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Ballyhack, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ballyhack Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Ballyhack Castle?

Within 15 km: Tintern Abbey (8.9 km), Duncannon Fort Tour (3.5 km), The John F. Kennedy Arboretum (8.3 km) and Dunbrody Abbey (4.2 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)

Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duncannon Fort Tour: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunbrody Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).