Historic site · near Blarney · Cork

Guard Tower

This is Guard Tower, a historic site 100 m southwest of Blarney. First among the places near it is Blarney Castle and Gardens, at 100 m. It counts among the sights of County Cork.

Where

100 m

southwest of Blarney

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Blarney

Just outside Blarney

Guard Tower is 100 m southwest of Blarney. 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

Weather through the year

The warmest stretch in Blarney is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.

Jan9° / 3°122 mm

Feb10° / 3°91 mm

Mar11° / 4°84 mm

Apr13° / 5°80 mm

May16° / 8°72 mm

Jun19° / 10°76 mm

Jul20° / 12°78 mm

Aug20° / 12°88 mm

Sep18° / 10°86 mm

Oct15° / 8°121 mm

Nov11° / 5°121 mm

Dec10° / 4°128 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Blarney, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Blarney (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Blarney’s full climate →

About

Guard Tower

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 100 m southwest of Blarney

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Guard Tower, mapped

The places near Guard Tower are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Guard Tower

Largest of the 8 is Ballincollig, home to 21,940. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Blarney

2,779 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 500 m east of it

Hollyhill and Ballincolly

8,606 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 1 km west of it

Tower

3,300 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km south of it

Ballincollig

21,940 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Guard Tower is	People	Places to visit
Blarney	100 m northeast of it	2,779	11
Hollyhill and Ballincolly	500 m east of it	8,606	35
Tower	1 km west of it	3,300	9
Ballincollig	2.1 km south of it	21,940	27
Bishopstown	3.7 km southeast of it	14,529	34
Shanakiel	4.3 km southeast of it	3,804	31
Knocknaheeny	4.6 km southeast of it	5,592	31
Fair Hill	5 km east of it	4,910	31

Make a day of it

Close to Guard Tower

Within 15 km are 3 castles, 2 museums and a garden, among others.

CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens100 m away 2

CastleCarrigrohane Castle3.7 km away 3

CastleBallincollig Castle5.9 km away 4

GardenBlarney House and Gardens300 m away 5

MuseumCork Public Museum6.4 km away 6ChurchChurchChurch of the Resurrection Blarney500 m away 7Historic houseHistoric houseWaterloo Round Tower2.8 km away 8MuseumMuseumOld Cork Waterworks Experience5.7 km away

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

Guard Tower: what to know

Where is Guard Tower?

Guard Tower is 100 m southwest of Blarney, Cork.

What is Guard Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Guard Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Blarney, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Guard Tower?

Within 15 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (100 m), Carrigrohane Castle (3.7 km), Ballincollig Castle (5.9 km) and Blarney House and Gardens (300 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 (5)

Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blarney House and Gardens: Anna Maria 4574, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).