Rathcoffey Castle
Rathcoffey Castle is a castle in County Kildare. The site is 600 m east of Rathcoffey. It counts as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Rathcoffey
Just outside Rathcoffey
Rathcoffey Castle is 600 m east of Rathcoffey. 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 by the month
The warmest stretch in Rathcoffey is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Rathcoffey Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Add Barberstown Castle, 3.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 11 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 600 m east of Rathcoffey
Where it sits
Orange shows Rathcoffey Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
Largest of the 8 is Celbridge, home to 20,601. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Rathcoffey
Straffan
Clane
Kilcock
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rathcoffey Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathcoffey | 600 m west of it | 371 | 4 |
| Straffan | 2.9 km southeast of it | 1,158 | 6 |
| Clane | 3.3 km south of it | 8,152 | 8 |
| Kilcock | 7.4 km north of it | 8,674 | 6 |
| Maynooth | 7.4 km northeast of it | 17,259 | 12 |
| Prosperous | 7.6 km southwest of it | 2,413 | 4 |
| Celbridge | 8.1 km east of it | 20,601 | 15 |
| Sallins | 8.8 km south of it | 6,269 | 5 |
Worth adding to a visit
Nearby, 11 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
CastleBarberstown Castle3.9 km away2
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House8.5 km away3
CastleMaynooth Castle7.3 km away4MuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden4.8 km away5CastleCastleDonadea Forest Park5.6 km away6
MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth6.9 km away7Visitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm3.5 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard7.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Rathcoffey Castle: what to know
Where is Rathcoffey Castle?
Rathcoffey Castle is 600 m east of Rathcoffey, Kildare.
What is Rathcoffey Castle?
Castle in County Kildare, Ireland.
How well known is Rathcoffey Castle?
Rathcoffey 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 Rathcoffey Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Rathcoffey, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rathcoffey Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Rathcoffey Castle?
Within 15 km: Barberstown Castle (3.9 km), Castletown House (8.5 km), Maynooth Castle (7.3 km) and The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden (4.8 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 (5)
- Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science Museum at Maynooth: AugusteBlanqui, 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).