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Oughterard Round Tower

You reach Oughterard Round Tower, a historic site, by heading 3.1 km northeast of Kill. Our list has 10 more places within 15 km; first among them is Castletown House, at 7.2 km. It belongs to County Kildare.

Where

3.1 km

northeast of Kill

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Kill

Just outside Kill

Oughterard Round Tower is 3.1 km northeast of Kill. 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

Which month to go

Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Kill.

Jan8° / 2°73 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 4°60 mm

May16° / 7°61 mm

Jun18° / 9°71 mm

Jul20° / 11°69 mm

Aug20° / 11°80 mm

Sep17° / 9°74 mm

Oct14° / 7°93 mm

Nov10° / 4°95 mm

Dec8° / 2°85 mm

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

About

Oughterard Round Tower

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 3.1 km northeast of Kill

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

The map

Where to find Oughterard Round Tower

The numbers show what else is near Oughterard Round Tower, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Celbridge tops the 8 for size, at 20,601 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Kill

3,818 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km northeast of it

Newcastle

4,526 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Straffan

1,158 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km north of it

Celbridge

20,601 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Oughterard Round Tower is	People	Places to visit
Kill	3.1 km southwest of it	3,818	4
Newcastle	3.3 km northeast of it	4,526	4
Straffan	4.5 km northwest of it	1,158	6
Celbridge	4.8 km north of it	20,601	15
Kilteel	5.5 km southeast of it	262	2
Rathcoole	6.1 km east of it	5,792	0
Johnstown	6.2 km southwest of it	1,320	3
Ballyoulster	7.3 km northeast of it	523	7

Make a day of it

More near Oughterard Round Tower

Also close at hand are 3 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums, among 10 within 15 km.

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House7.2 km away 2

CastleBarberstown Castle5.8 km away 3

CastleKilteel Castle5.6 km away 4MuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden4.4 km away 5

CastleRathcoffey Castle8.9 km away 6GardenGardenHunting Brook Garden8.3 km away 7Historic houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard6.8 km away 8MuseumMuseumBerkeley Costume and Toy Collection8.3 km away

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

Know before you visit Oughterard Round Tower

Where is Oughterard Round Tower?

Oughterard Round Tower is 3.1 km northeast of Kill, Kildare.

What is Oughterard Round Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Oughterard Round Tower?

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

What else is there to see near Oughterard Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Castletown House (7.2 km), Barberstown Castle (5.8 km), Kilteel Castle (5.6 km) and The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden (4.4 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 (4)

Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilteel Castle: Bogman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).