Historic site · near Kilcullen · Kildare

Kilcullen Round Tower

Look for Kilcullen Round Tower, a historic site, 1.4 km south of Kilcullen. Dún Ailinne, 1.2 km off, heads what is near. It is part of County Kildare.

Where

1.4 km

south of Kilcullen

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Kilcullen

Just outside Kilcullen

Kilcullen Round Tower is 1.4 km south of Kilcullen. 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

The weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when Kilcullen reaches 17–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°81 mm

Feb9° / 2°65 mm

Mar11° / 3°64 mm

Apr13° / 4°62 mm

May16° / 7°61 mm

Jun18° / 9°71 mm

Jul20° / 11°69 mm

Aug20° / 11°77 mm

Sep17° / 9°76 mm

Oct14° / 6°97 mm

Nov10° / 4°99 mm

Dec8° / 2°91 mm

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

About

Kilcullen Round Tower

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 1.4 km south of Kilcullen

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

The map

Kilcullen Round Tower and what surrounds it

The map centres on Kilcullen Round Tower, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that count Kilcullen Round Tower

By population, Kilcullen leads the 8 with 3,815. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 1.4 km north of it

Kilcullen

3,815 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Calverstown

652 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 4.3 km east of it

Brannockstown

235 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km west of it

Cut Bush

297 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kilcullen Round Tower is	People	Places to visit
Kilcullen	1.4 km north of it	3,815	4
Calverstown	3.2 km southwest of it	652	2
Brannockstown	4.3 km east of it	235	3
Cut Bush	4.5 km west of it	297	4
Athgarvan	4.7 km north of it	1,193	6
Curragh Camp	6.4 km northwest of it	1,076	11
Suncroft	6.7 km west of it	491	3
Dunlavin	6.7 km southeast of it	1,074	0

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Also within 15 km are 2 museums, a fort and a historic house.

FortDún Ailinne1.2 km away 2Historic houseHistoric houseHarristown House5.4 km away 3

CathedralKildare Cathedral12 km away 4MuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum6.3 km away 5Visitor farmVisitor farmIrish Working Sheepdogs8 km away 6Art galleryArt galleryRiverbank Arts Centre8.6 km away 7Natural landscapeNatural landscapePollardstown Fen10 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe Irish National Stud & Gardens10 km away

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

Questions about Kilcullen Round Tower

Where is Kilcullen Round Tower?

Kilcullen Round Tower is 1.4 km south of Kilcullen, Kildare.

What is Kilcullen Round Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Kilcullen Round Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Kilcullen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Kilcullen Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Dún Ailinne (1.2 km), Harristown House (5.4 km), Kildare Cathedral (12 km) and Curragh Military Museum (6.3 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 (2)

Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kildare Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, 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).