Grange Castle
Grange Castle is a tower house in County Kildare. Visitors find it 2.6 km north of Edenderry. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Edenderry
Just outside Edenderry
Grange Castle is 2.6 km north of Edenderry. 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.
Weather, month by month
In Edenderry, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Grange Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages. There are 6 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Clonard Abbey (9.3 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2.6 km north of Edenderry
Around Grange Castle, mapped
Spot Grange Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
The 8 towns are led in size by Edenderry, with 7,888 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Edenderry
Clonard
Rhode
Kinnegad
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Grange Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edenderry | 2.6 km south of it | 7,888 | 2 |
| Clonard | 9.1 km north of it | 364 | 2 |
| Rhode | 9.2 km west of it | 841 | 0 |
| Kinnegad | 9.3 km north of it | 3,064 | 2 |
| Derrinturn | 9.6 km southeast of it | 1,837 | 1 |
| Clonbullogue | 12 km south of it | 401 | 0 |
| Longwood | 13 km northeast of it | 1,685 | 2 |
| Johnstownbridge | 14 km east of it | 677 | 0 |
Nearby, too
Choose from 6 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey9.3 km away2CastleCastleCarbury Castle6.8 km away3
CastleRattin Castle10 km away4Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMountlucas Wind Farm13 km away5MuseumMuseumBog of Allen Nature Centre14 km away6MuseumMuseumLullymore Heritage & Discovery Park14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Grange Castle
Where is Grange Castle?
Grange Castle is 2.6 km north of Edenderry, Offaly.
What is Grange Castle?
Tower house in County Kildare, Ireland.
How well known is Grange Castle?
Grange Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Grange Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Edenderry, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Grange Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Grange Castle?
Within 15 km: Clonard Abbey (9.3 km), Carbury Castle (6.8 km), Rattin Castle (10 km) and Mountlucas Wind Farm (13 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)
- Grange Castle: Douglas P.Bermingham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rattin Castle: MookiePlays, 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).