Enniscorthy Castle
Enniscorthy Castle is a 16th century castle. You will find it inside Enniscorthy’s urban area. Facilities include guided tours.
Castle in Enniscorthy
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#156 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy Castle is inside Enniscorthy’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. 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 through the year
In Enniscorthy, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Enniscorthy Castle
It has articles in 6 Wikipedias. There are 9 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Aidan's Cathedral (300 m).
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Enniscorthy
- Official site
- enniscorthycastle.ie
The essentials
- EntryA fee is charged
Around Enniscorthy Castle, mapped
The orange dot is Enniscorthy Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Enniscorthy’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Which towns are near Enniscorthy Castle
Among the 8, Enniscorthy is the biggest, home to 12,310 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Enniscorthy
Ballysimon
Bree
Ballymurn
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Enniscorthy Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enniscorthy | It’s in town | 12,310 | 4 |
| Ballysimon | 6.5 km northeast of it | 331 | 1 |
| Bree | 8 km south of it | 316 | 0 |
| Ballymurn | 9.3 km southeast of it | 607 | 0 |
| Oilgate | 9.4 km south of it | 401 | 0 |
| Ballyhogue | 9.9 km south of it | 255 | 0 |
| The Ballagh | 11 km east of it | 560 | 0 |
| Ferns | 11 km northeast of it | 1,317 | 3 |
Combine it with these
A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and 2 gardens, from 9 places within 15 km.
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral300 m away2MuseumMuseumThe National 1798 Rebellion Centre600 m away3
CathedralFerns Cathedral11 km away4Historic houseHistoric houseVinegar Hill900 m away5CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksFerns Castle11 km away6GardenGardenBeechdale Garden Centre9.4 km away7GardenGardenCoolaught Gardens11 km away8MuseumMuseumMedieval Ferns Experience11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Enniscorthy Castle
Where is Enniscorthy Castle?
Enniscorthy Castle is in Enniscorthy, Wexford, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Enniscorthy Castle?
16th century castle.
How well known is Enniscorthy Castle?
Enniscorthy Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #156 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Enniscorthy Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Enniscorthy, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Enniscorthy Castle?
Within 15 km: St Aidan's Cathedral (300 m), The National 1798 Rebellion Centre (600 m), Ferns Cathedral (11 km) and Vinegar Hill (900 m).
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 (3)
- Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferns Cathedral: 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).