Barryscourt Castle
Barryscourt Castle is a castle in eastern County Cork. It lies 200 m south of Carrigtwohill. Officially, it is a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Carrigtwohill
Just outside Carrigtwohill
Barryscourt Castle is 200 m south of Carrigtwohill. Towns near it ↓
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.
Month by month in Carrigtwohill
Warm weather in Carrigtwohill runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Barryscourt Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Fota Wildlife Park, 3.8 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 200 m south of Carrigtwohill
The map
Numbered points are the places near Barryscourt Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Barryscourt Castle
Cobh tops the 8 for size, at 14,148 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Carrigtwohill
Glounthaune
Midleton
Cobh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Barryscourt Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigtwohill | 200 m north of it | 5,568 | 6 |
| Glounthaune | 3 km west of it | 5,000 | 15 |
| Midleton | 4.1 km east of it | 13,906 | 3 |
| Cobh | 4.9 km southwest of it | 14,148 | 13 |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 7.1 km southwest of it | 6,051 | 11 |
| Saleen | 7.7 km southeast of it | 601 | 2 |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 8.2 km southeast of it | 1,159 | 8 |
| Knockraha | 8.3 km northwest of it | 517 | 0 |
Close to Barryscourt Castle
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and a zoo, among 11 within 15 km.
ZooFota Wildlife Park3.8 km away · 415K visitors a year (2022)2
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral6.4 km away3
MuseumSpike Island8.1 km away4
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory9.9 km away5
CastleBelvelly Castle3.5 km away6GardenGardenFota Arboretum & Gardens3.2 km away7MuseumMuseumPassage West Maritime Museum CLG6.4 km away8MuseumMuseumTitanic Experience Cobh6.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Barryscourt Castle
Where is Barryscourt Castle?
Barryscourt Castle is 200 m south of Carrigtwohill, Cork.
What is Barryscourt Castle?
Castle in eastern County Cork, Ireland.
How well known is Barryscourt Castle?
Barryscourt 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 Barryscourt Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Carrigtwohill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Barryscourt Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Barryscourt Castle?
Within 15 km: Fota Wildlife Park (3.8 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (6.4 km), Spike Island (8.1 km) and MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (9.9 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 (6)
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).