Grallagh Castle
Grallagh Castle is a tower house in County Tipperary. Its location is 5 km southwest of Littleton. It is conserved by the Office of Public Works.
Castle near Littleton
Just outside Littleton
Grallagh Castle is 5 km southwest of Littleton. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the Office of Public Works
One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
June to September are the warmest in Littleton, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.
Grallagh Castle
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 11 more places within 15 km; first among them is Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles, at 9.8 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Office of Public Works
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 5 km southwest of Littleton
Around Grallagh Castle, mapped
Grallagh Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which town is nearest
The most populous of the 8 is Thurles, at 8,185. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Littleton
Killenaule
Holycross
Boherlahan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Grallagh Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton | 5 km northeast of it | 414 | 3 |
| Killenaule | 7.1 km east of it | 755 | 1 |
| Holycross | 7.9 km northwest of it | 697 | 4 |
| Boherlahan | 8.8 km west of it | 171 | 0 |
| Thurles | 9.6 km north of it | 8,185 | 12 |
| Twomileborris | 9.7 km northeast of it | 469 | 0 |
| Cashel | 12 km southwest of it | 4,805 | 7 |
| Gortnahoo | 14 km northeast of it | 321 | 1 |
What else is near Grallagh Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more, including 3 museums, 2 gardens and a cathedral.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles9.8 km away2
Abbey or prioryHolycross Abbey8.2 km away3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeCabragh Wetlands Centre7.3 km away4MuseumMuseumSlieveardagh Heritage Centre7.4 km away5GardenGardenO'Driscoll Garden Centre8.6 km away6MuseumMuseumLár Na Páirce Museum - The Story of Gaelic Games9.7 km away7GardenGardenSt Mary's Garden of Remembrance9.8 km away8MuseumMuseumSt. Mary's Famine and War Museum9.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Grallagh Castle
Where is Grallagh Castle?
Grallagh Castle is 5 km southwest of Littleton, Tipperary.
What is Grallagh Castle?
Tower house in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Who runs Grallagh Castle?
Office of Public Works.
How well known is Grallagh Castle?
Grallagh Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Grallagh Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Littleton, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Grallagh Castle?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles (9.8 km), Holycross Abbey (8.2 km), Cabragh Wetlands Centre (7.3 km) and Slieveardagh Heritage Centre (7.4 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 (3)
- Grallagh Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holycross Abbey: Sarah777, Public domain, 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).