Ballyhannon Castle
Ballyhannon Castle is a historic site in County Clare. Its setting is 2.7 km southwest of Quin. First among the places near it is Ennis Cathedral, at 6.8 km.
Castle near Quin
Just outside Quin
Ballyhannon Castle is 2.7 km southwest of Quin. 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.
The year in Quin
In Quin the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Ballyhannon Castle
5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2.7 km southwest of Quin
Mapping Ballyhannon Castle
Orange marks Ballyhannon Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Where people come from
The biggest base of the 8 is Ennis (27,923 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Quin
Ennis
Newmarket-On-Fergus
Kilmurry
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ballyhannon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | 2.7 km northeast of it | 922 | 7 |
| Ennis | 3.2 km northwest of it | 27,923 | 10 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 3.2 km south of it | 1,887 | 7 |
| Kilmurry | 9.1 km east of it | 229 | 4 |
| Shannon | 11 km south of it | 10,256 | 8 |
| Kilkishen | 11 km east of it | 651 | 2 |
| Sixmilebridge | 11 km southeast of it | 2,832 | 6 |
| Tulla | 13 km northeast of it | 697 | 1 |
More to see nearby
A visit can take in 3 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 museums, all within 15 km.
CathedralEnnis Cathedral6.8 km away2
CastleKnappogue Castle5.2 km away3
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary7 km away4
CastleBallymarkahan Castle4.8 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryClare Abbey5 km away6
MuseumClare Museum6.9 km away7
Abbey or prioryKillone Abbey6.5 km away8MuseumMuseumMooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort2.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Ballyhannon Castle?
Ballyhannon Castle is 2.7 km southwest of Quin, Clare.
What is Ballyhannon Castle?
Historic site in County Clare, Ireland.
How well known is Ballyhannon Castle?
Ballyhannon Castle has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #273 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ballyhannon Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Quin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ballyhannon Castle?
Within 15 km: Ennis Cathedral (6.8 km), Knappogue Castle (5.2 km), Ennis Friary (7 km) and Ballymarkahan Castle (4.8 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 (7)
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Museum: C O'Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killone Abbey: Jackieray at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).