Dunmore Cave
Visitors find Dunmore Cave, a museum, 7.8 km south of Castlecomer. It is protected as a national monument of Ireland. Close by, St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower is 8.6 km away.
Museum near Castlecomer
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#101 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Near Castlecomer
Dunmore Cave is 7.8 km south of Castlecomer. 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
Warmest in Castlecomer are June to September, at 17–20°C.
Dunmore Cave
Facilities include guided tours. Articles on it exist in 9 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 7.8 km south of Castlecomer
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/dunmore-cave
Getting in
- EntryA fee is charged
Dunmore Cave at a glance
The places near Dunmore Cave are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns a short way from Dunmore Cave
The biggest base of the 8 is Kilkenny (27,184 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Castlecomer
Ballyragget
Kilkenny
Freshford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dunmore Cave is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlecomer | 7.8 km north of it | 1,496 | 1 |
| Ballyragget | 8.3 km northwest of it | 1,116 | 2 |
| Kilkenny | 8.8 km south of it | 27,184 | 22 |
| Freshford | 11 km west of it | 593 | 2 |
| Moneenroe | 13 km northeast of it | 739 | 1 |
| Durrow | 15 km northwest of it | 946 | 3 |
| Clogh | 16 km north of it | 298 | 0 |
| Paulstown | 16 km east of it | 919 | 2 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
While you are near Dunmore Cave
Pair it with 3 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory, all within 15 km.
CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower8.6 km away2
CastleFoulksrath Castle5 km away3
Abbey or prioryKilkenny Grey Friary8.7 km away4
CastleCantwell's Castle6.7 km away5MuseumMuseumButler Gallery8.9 km away6CastleCastleGrace's Old Castle8.9 km away7ZooZooThe National Reptile Zoo8.8 km away8AttractionAttractionJurassic Newpark7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Dunmore Cave
Where is Dunmore Cave?
Dunmore Cave is 7.8 km south of Castlecomer, Kilkenny.
What is Dunmore Cave?
Cave in Ireland.
How well known is Dunmore Cave?
Dunmore Cave has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #101 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Dunmore Cave?
June to September are the warmest months in Castlecomer, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dunmore Cave a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Dunmore Cave?
Within 15 km: St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower (8.6 km), Foulksrath Castle (5 km), Kilkenny Grey Friary (8.7 km) and Cantwell's Castle (6.7 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)
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foulksrath Castle: User Postdlf on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Grey Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cantwell's Castle: A.-K. D., 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).