Ballyheigue Castle
Ballyheigue Castle is a ruined castle in County Kerry. Within the urban area of Ballyheigue, it is one of the places to visit. Our list has 6 more places within 15 km; first among them is Ardfert Cathedral, at 8.1 km.
Castle in Ballyheigue
Inside Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue Castle is inside Ballyheigue’s urban area. 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 Ballyheigue
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to September in Ballyheigue.
Ballyheigue Castle
Articles on it exist in 3 languages. It is part of County Kerry.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue Castle at a glance
The orange dot is Ballyheigue Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ballyheigue’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Bases near Ballyheigue Castle
Ardfert is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (771 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Ballyheigue
Causeway
Ardfert
Abbeydorney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ballyheigue Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyheigue | It’s in town | 546 | 1 |
| Causeway | 7.6 km east of it | 220 | 0 |
| Ardfert | 8.8 km southeast of it | 771 | 2 |
| Abbeydorney | 12 km southeast of it | 528 | 1 |
| Fenit | 13 km south of it | 619 | 1 |
| Spa | 13 km south of it | 362 | 8 |
| Ballyduff | 14 km northeast of it | 447 | 2 |
| Lixnaw | 15 km east of it | 758 | 1 |
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 3 abbeys or priories, a cathedral and an island, among 6 within 15 km.
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral8.1 km away2
Abbey or prioryArdfert Abbey Friary8.2 km away3Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKyrie Eleison Abbey11 km away4IslandIslandSamphire Island14 km away5Historic houseHistoric houseRattoo Round Tower14 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryIllauntannig Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Ballyheigue Castle
Where is Ballyheigue Castle?
Ballyheigue Castle is in Ballyheigue, Kerry, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Ballyheigue Castle?
Ruined castle in County Kerry, Ireland.
How well known is Ballyheigue Castle?
Ballyheigue Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #426 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ballyheigue Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Ballyheigue, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ballyheigue Castle?
Within 15 km: Ardfert Cathedral (8.1 km), Ardfert Abbey Friary (8.2 km), Kyrie Eleison Abbey (11 km) and Samphire Island (14 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)
- Ballyheigue Castle: Kglavin~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Abbey Friary: 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).