Cantwell's Castle
Cantwell's Castle is a tower house in County Kilkenny. It lies 2.8 km northeast of Kilkenny. The pick nearby is Clara Castle, 3.3 km off.
Castle near Kilkenny
Just outside Kilkenny
Cantwell's Castle is 2.8 km northeast of Kilkenny. 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.
Weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Kilkenny from June to September.
Cantwell's Castle
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. County Kilkenny is where it stands.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 2.8 km northeast of Kilkenny
Where to find Cantwell's Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Cantwell's Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
The 8 towns are led in size by Kilkenny, with 27,184 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Kilkenny
Bennettsbridge
Gowran
Paulstown
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cantwell's Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 2.8 km southwest of it | 27,184 | 22 |
| Bennettsbridge | 10 km south of it | 664 | 3 |
| Gowran | 10 km southeast of it | 847 | 2 |
| Paulstown | 12 km east of it | 919 | 2 |
| Castlecomer | 13 km north of it | 1,496 | 1 |
| Goresbridge | 15 km east of it | 317 | 3 |
| Ballyragget | 15 km northwest of it | 1,116 | 2 |
| Freshford | 15 km west of it | 593 | 2 |
Combine it with these
A visit can take in 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum, all within 15 km.
CastleClara Castle3.3 km away2
Abbey or priorySt Johns Priory4.8 km away3
Abbey or prioryKilkenny Grey Friary4.9 km away4MuseumMuseumButler Gallery4.9 km away5CastleCastleGrace's Old Castle5.1 km away6ZooZooThe National Reptile Zoo3.9 km away7GardenGardenKilkenny Castle Parkland4.9 km away8AttractionAttractionJurassic Newpark4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Cantwell's Castle
Where is Cantwell's Castle?
Cantwell's Castle is 2.8 km northeast of Kilkenny, Kilkenny.
What is Cantwell's Castle?
Tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
How well known is Cantwell's Castle?
Cantwell's Castle has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cantwell's Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Kilkenny, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cantwell's Castle?
Within 15 km: Clara Castle (3.3 km), St Johns Priory (4.8 km), Kilkenny Grey Friary (4.9 km) and Butler Gallery (4.9 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 (4)
- Cantwell's Castle: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Castle: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Johns Priory: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Grey 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).