Portlick Castle
Portlick Castle is a medieval castle. Its address puts it 3.4 km northwest of Glassan. Top of the 10 other places within 15 km is Moydrum Castle, 8.2 km off.
Castle near Glassan
Just outside Glassan
Portlick Castle is 3.4 km northwest of Glassan. 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.
The seasons here
Warmest in Glassan are June to September, at 18–20°C.
Portlick Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km northwest of Glassan
Getting to Portlick Castle
The numbers show what else is near Portlick Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
Largest of the 8 is Athlone, home to 22,869. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Glassan
Athlone
Baylin
Ballymahon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Portlick Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glassan | 3.4 km southeast of it | 218 | 2 |
| Athlone | 8 km south of it | 22,869 | 8 |
| Baylin | 8.3 km southeast of it | 284 | 2 |
| Ballymahon | 12 km northeast of it | 1,714 | 1 |
| Knockcroghery | 14 km northwest of it | 388 | 1 |
| Ballymore | 16 km east of it | 478 | 0 |
| Keenagh | 16 km northeast of it | 753 | 2 |
| Moate | 17 km southeast of it | 3,013 | 3 |
Beyond Portlick Castle
10 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, a castle and a theme park among them.
MuseumAthlone Castle8.3 km away3
Theme parkBaysports5.7 km away4MuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksCorlea Trackway Visitor Centre14 km away5MuseumMuseumDerryglad Folk & Heritage Museum12 km away6Visitor farmVisitor farmGlendeer Open Pet Farm13 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDrum Monastic Settlement and St Brigid's Holy Well13 km away8MuseumMuseumAthlone Music Museum8.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Portlick Castle: the answers
Where is Portlick Castle?
Portlick Castle is 3.4 km northwest of Glassan, Westmeath.
What is Portlick Castle?
Medieval castle in Westmeath, Ireland.
How well known is Portlick Castle?
Portlick 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 Portlick Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Glassan, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Portlick Castle?
Within 15 km: Moydrum Castle (8.2 km), Athlone Castle (8.3 km), Baysports (5.7 km) and Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre (14 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)
- Athlone Castle: Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baysports: Jonathan Wilkins, 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).