Barberstown Castle
Barberstown Castle is a castle in County Kildare. It is 400 m north of Straffan. Look also at Castletown House, 5.1 km away, first of 10 more within 15 km.
Castle near Straffan
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#171 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Just outside Straffan
Barberstown Castle is 400 m north of Straffan. 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 best months to visit
In Straffan the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Barberstown Castle
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 400 m north of Straffan
Locating Barberstown Castle
The places near Barberstown Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list Barberstown Castle
Of the 8, Celbridge is the largest, at 20,601 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Straffan
Celbridge
Clane
Rathcoffey
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Barberstown Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straffan | 400 m south of it | 1,158 | 6 |
| Celbridge | 3.1 km northeast of it | 20,601 | 15 |
| Clane | 4.4 km southwest of it | 8,152 | 8 |
| Rathcoffey | 4.5 km west of it | 371 | 4 |
| Maynooth | 4.8 km north of it | 17,259 | 12 |
| Ballyoulster | 6.4 km east of it | 523 | 7 |
| Newcastle | 8.1 km east of it | 4,526 | 4 |
| Kill | 8.6 km south of it | 3,818 | 4 |
More to see nearby
The 10 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House5.1 km away2
CastleMaynooth Castle6.6 km away3MuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden1.3 km away4
CastleRathcoffey Castle3.9 km away5
MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth6.3 km away6Visitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm6.2 km away7AttractionAttractionRussell Library6.3 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteOughterard Round Tower5.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Barberstown Castle: questions
Where is Barberstown Castle?
Barberstown Castle is 400 m north of Straffan, Kildare.
What is Barberstown Castle?
Castle in County Kildare, Ireland.
How well known is Barberstown Castle?
Barberstown Castle has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #171 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Barberstown Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Straffan, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Barberstown Castle?
Within 15 km: Castletown House (5.1 km), Maynooth Castle (6.6 km), The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden (1.3 km) and Rathcoffey Castle (3.9 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)
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science Museum at Maynooth: AugusteBlanqui, 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).