Rathgall Stone Fort
Rathgall Stone Fort stands 2.7 km east of Tullow. A short trip away is Rathgall Hillfort, 100 m off, the first of 11 within 15 km. County Carlow is where it stands.
Fort near Tullow
Just outside Tullow
Rathgall Stone Fort is 2.7 km east of Tullow. 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.
Month by month
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Tullow from June to September.
Rathgall Stone Fort
- Type
- Fort
- Town
- 2.7 km east of Tullow
Useful details
The area around Rathgall Stone Fort
The map puts Rathgall Stone Fort in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The towns around Rathgall Stone Fort
Tullow tops the 8 for size, at 5,138 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Tullow
Rathvilly
Rathtoe
Shillelagh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rathgall Stone Fort is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tullow | 2.7 km west of it | 5,138 | 5 |
| Rathvilly | 9.1 km north of it | 1,074 | 0 |
| Rathtoe | 9.2 km west of it | 296 | 2 |
| Shillelagh | 9.7 km southeast of it | 390 | 0 |
| Hacketstown | 9.9 km northeast of it | 653 | 1 |
| Ballon | 11 km southwest of it | 801 | 2 |
| Clonegall | 12 km south of it | 249 | 3 |
| Kildavin | 13 km south of it | 207 | 3 |
Combine it with these
Our list has 11 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, a fort and a museum.
FortRathgall Hillfort100 m away2
CastleBallyloughan Castle8.4 km away3
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens12 km away4
CastleClonmore Castle6.6 km away5
CastleHumewood Castle12 km away6MuseumMuseumTullow Museum5.1 km away7AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksAltamont House and Gardens8.3 km away8GardenGardenThe Garden at Hardymount House6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Rathgall Stone Fort
Where is Rathgall Stone Fort?
Rathgall Stone Fort is 2.7 km east of Tullow, Carlow.
What is Rathgall Stone Fort?
Fort.
When is the best time to visit Rathgall Stone Fort?
June to September are the warmest months in Tullow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Rathgall Stone Fort?
Within 15 km: Rathgall Hillfort (100 m), Ballyloughan Castle (8.4 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (12 km) and Clonmore Castle (6.6 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)
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonmore Castle: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humewood Castle: Book authored by Charles Eastlake - the engraver is not attributed, Public domain, 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).