Rathmacknee Castle
Rathmacknee Castle is a tower house located in County Wexford. Look for it 1.6 km south of Piercetown. It is on the official list as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Piercetown
Just outside Piercetown
Rathmacknee Castle is 1.6 km south of Piercetown. 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, month by month
In Piercetown, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.
Rathmacknee Castle
Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. For a second stop, Bargy Castle is 5.2 km away.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km south of Piercetown
Its place on the map
Rathmacknee Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns to Rathmacknee Castle
The largest of the 8 towns is Wexford, with 21,524 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Piercetown
Murntown
Wexford
Bridgetown
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rathmacknee Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piercetown | 1.6 km north of it | 308 | 4 |
| Murntown | 2.6 km northwest of it | 342 | 5 |
| Wexford | 4.9 km north of it | 21,524 | 16 |
| Bridgetown | 6.1 km southwest of it | 544 | 2 |
| Rosslare | 6.8 km east of it | 1,795 | 1 |
| Tagoat | 7.7 km east of it | 507 | 4 |
| Barntown | 7.8 km northwest of it | 505 | 14 |
| Kilmore | 8.7 km southwest of it | 194 | 3 |
Other places close by
Look within 15 km for 4 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory, among others.
CastleBargy Castle5.2 km away2
CastleJohnstown Castle2.9 km away3
MuseumIrish Agricultural Museum2.7 km away4
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey8.2 km away5MuseumMuseumJohnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens2.6 km away6CastleCastleThe Norman Way - Heritage and Cycling trail7.7 km away7CastleCastleSigginstown Castle7.8 km away8Art galleryArt galleryWexford Arts Centre8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Rathmacknee Castle
Where is Rathmacknee Castle?
Rathmacknee Castle is 1.6 km south of Piercetown, Wexford.
What is Rathmacknee Castle?
Tower house located in County Wexford, Ireland.
How well known is Rathmacknee Castle?
Rathmacknee Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Rathmacknee Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Piercetown, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rathmacknee Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Rathmacknee Castle?
Within 15 km: Bargy Castle (5.2 km), Johnstown Castle (2.9 km), Irish Agricultural Museum (2.7 km) and Selskar Abbey (8.2 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)
- Rathmacknee Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnstown Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Agricultural Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selskar Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, 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).