Roscommon Castle
Roscommon Castle is a caste ruins in Roscommon. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland. 7 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Roscommon Abbey (1.2 km).
Castle in Roscommon
Inside Roscommon
Roscommon Castle is inside Roscommon’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.
Month by month in Roscommon
Warm weather in Roscommon runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.
Roscommon Castle
Facilities include bird watching. It has articles in 6 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Roscommon
- Official site
- visitroscommon.ie/roscommon-castle
Visit details
Where Roscommon Castle is
The orange dot is Roscommon Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Roscommon’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
By population, Roscommon leads the 8 with 6,555. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Roscommon
Athleague
Knockcroghery
Lanesborough-Ballyleague
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Roscommon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | It’s in town | 6,555 | 4 |
| Athleague | 8.6 km southwest of it | 296 | 1 |
| Knockcroghery | 10 km southeast of it | 388 | 1 |
| Lanesborough-Ballyleague | 14 km east of it | 1,733 | 0 |
| Cloontuskert | 14 km northeast of it | 179 | 0 |
| Ballygar | 15 km southwest of it | 660 | 0 |
| Tulsk | 16 km north of it | 191 | 1 |
| Ballintober | 17 km northwest of it | 199 | 1 |
Next door to Roscommon Castle
3 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle are among the 7 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey1.2 km away2
MuseumRoscommon County Museum500 m away3
CastleDonamon Castle8.3 km away4MuseumMuseumCastlecoote House and Gardens6.8 km away5ChurchChurchThe Sacred Heart Church800 m away6MuseumMuseumClaypipe Visitor Centre9.2 km away7Historic siteHistoric siteCastlestrange La Tene Stone7.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Roscommon Castle
Where is Roscommon Castle?
Roscommon Castle is in Roscommon, Roscommon, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Roscommon Castle?
Caste ruins in Roscommon.
How well known is Roscommon Castle?
Roscommon 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 Roscommon Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Roscommon, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Roscommon Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Roscommon Castle?
Within 15 km: Roscommon Abbey (1.2 km), Roscommon County Museum (500 m), Donamon Castle (8.3 km) and Castlecoote House and Gardens (6.8 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 (4)
- Roscommon Castle: Irishrover1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon Abbey: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon County Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donamon Castle: dougf, 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).