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Dunboy Castle
Castle · near Castletownbere · Cork

Dunboy Castle

Dunboy Castle is a ruined castle. Find it 1.3 km southwest of Castletownbere. Nearby, Allihies Copper Mine Museum (8.4 km) heads a list of 9 within 15 km.

Photo: Dunboy Castle, kevin higgins (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
1.3 km
southwest of Castletownbere
How well known
Top 12%
#209 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Castletownbere

Just outside Castletownbere

Dunboy Castle is 1.3 km southwest of Castletownbere. 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.

When to go

Which month to go

Afternoons in Castletownbere peak at 17–19°C, June to September.

Jan10° / 5°185 mm
Feb10° / 5°150 mm
Mar11° / 6°128 mm
Apr13° / 7°115 mm
May15° / 9°103 mm
Jun17° / 11°109 mm
Jul19° / 13°132 mm
Aug19° / 13°128 mm
Sep18° / 12°136 mm
Oct15° / 10°172 mm
Nov12° / 7°199 mm
Dec11° / 6°203 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Castletownbere, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Castletownbere (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Castletownbere’s full climate →
About

Dunboy Castle

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Dunboy Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Castle
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
1.3 km southwest of Castletownbere
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to Dunboy Castle

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Dunboy Castle is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Towns close to Dunboy Castle

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 1.3 km northeast of it

Castletownbere

999 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 9 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, 2 natural landscapes and an island.

1MuseumMuseumAllihies Copper Mine Museum8.4 km away2MuseumMuseumBere Island Heritage Centre3.1 km away3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeCastletownbere Harbour2.4 km away4Natural landscapeNatural landscapeGour4.1 km away5IslandIslandPontoon Pier5.4 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or priorySheep's Head12 km away7Art galleryArt gallerySarah Walker Gallery2.1 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteBallycrovane Ogham Stone9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Dunboy Castle

Where is Dunboy Castle?

Dunboy Castle is 1.3 km southwest of Castletownbere, Cork.

What is Dunboy Castle?

Ruined castle in Ireland.

How well known is Dunboy Castle?

Dunboy Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Dunboy Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Castletownbere, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dunboy Castle?

Within 15 km: Allihies Copper Mine Museum (8.4 km), Bere Island Heritage Centre (3.1 km), Castletownbere Harbour (2.4 km) and Gour (4.1 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 (1)

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).