Cullahill Castle
Cullahill Castle is a ruined castle in County Laois. Its setting is 6 km southwest of Durrow. The first name on our list around it is Gardens at Castle Durrow, 5.9 km away.
Castle near Durrow
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 ↓
Near Durrow
Cullahill Castle is 6 km southwest of Durrow. 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.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Durrow reach 18–20°C from June to September.
Cullahill Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 6 km southwest of Durrow
The map
The map centres on Cullahill Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list Cullahill Castle
By population, Rathdowney leads the 8 with 1,368. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Durrow
Ballycolla
Johnstown
Rathdowney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cullahill Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrow | 6 km northeast of it | 946 | 3 |
| Ballycolla | 7.6 km north of it | 133 | 3 |
| Johnstown | 8.9 km southwest of it | 450 | 2 |
| Rathdowney | 9.2 km northwest of it | 1,368 | 1 |
| Ballyragget | 10 km east of it | 1,116 | 2 |
| Freshford | 10 km southeast of it | 593 | 2 |
| Urlingford | 13 km southwest of it | 1,196 | 1 |
| Ballinakill | 13 km northeast of it | 462 | 5 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, within 15 km, there are 3 castles, 2 gardens and 2 museums, among others.
CastleGardens at Castle Durrow5.9 km away2
Abbey or prioryAghaboe Abbey12 km away3
CastleFoulksrath Castle13 km away4CastleCastleClomantagh Castle10 km away5GardenGardenDunmore Country School Kitchen Garden and Natural Beekeeping Classes6.7 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Irish Fly Fishing and Game Museum8.7 km away7GardenGardenFruitlawn Garden11 km away8MuseumMuseumDonaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Cullahill Castle
Where is Cullahill Castle?
Cullahill Castle is 6 km southwest of Durrow, Laois.
What is Cullahill Castle?
Ruined castle in County Laois, Ireland.
How well known is Cullahill Castle?
Cullahill 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 Cullahill Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Durrow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cullahill Castle?
Within 15 km: Gardens at Castle Durrow (5.9 km), Aghaboe Abbey (12 km), Foulksrath Castle (13 km) and Clomantagh Castle (10 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)
- Cullahill Castle: Krigh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardens at Castle Durrow: GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aghaboe Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foulksrath Castle: User Postdlf on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).