Historic site · near Mountshannon · Clare

Round Tower

Round Tower is a historic site; it lies 1.9 km southwest of Mountshannon. There are 7 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Castle Baun (2.8 km). It is part of County Clare.

Where

1.9 km

southwest of Mountshannon

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Mountshannon

Just outside Mountshannon

Round Tower is 1.9 km southwest of Mountshannon. 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.

When to go

Month by month

In Mountshannon the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 2°122 mm

Feb9° / 2°97 mm

Mar11° / 3°86 mm

Apr13° / 5°70 mm

May16° / 7°70 mm

Jun19° / 10°73 mm

Jul20° / 12°79 mm

Aug20° / 11°93 mm

Sep18° / 10°85 mm

Oct14° / 7°110 mm

Nov11° / 4°127 mm

Dec9° / 3°134 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Mountshannon, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Mountshannon (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Mountshannon’s full climate →

About

Round Tower

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 1.9 km southwest of Mountshannon

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Round Tower and nearby

On this map, Round Tower is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that count Round Tower

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Ballina (2,959 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Mountshannon

209 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 4.7 km west of it

Scarriff-Tuamgraney

854 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 6.2 km northeast of it

Whitegate

181 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 9 km southeast of it

Portroe

459 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Round Tower is	People	Places to visit
Mountshannon	1.9 km northeast of it	209	4
Scarriff-Tuamgraney	4.7 km west of it	854	5
Whitegate	6.2 km northeast of it	181	1
Portroe	9 km southeast of it	459	0
Newtown	11 km east of it	423	0
Dromineer	12 km east of it	94	0
Ballina	12 km south of it	2,959	2
Killaloe	12 km south of it	1,666	2

Make a day of it

Around Round Tower

Nearby, 7 places within 15 km include a castle, a cathedral and a historic house.

1CastleCastleCastle Baun2.8 km away 2

CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches12 km away 3Historic houseHistoric houseHoly Island100 m away 4MuseumMuseumInis Cealtra Visitor Experience2.1 km away 5ChurchChurchSaint Cronan's 10th Century Church Tuamgraney6.5 km away 6GardenGardenIrish Seed Savers7.9 km away 7FortFortBrian Boru Fort11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Round Tower: what to know

Where is Round Tower?

Round Tower is 1.9 km southwest of Mountshannon, Clare.

What is Round Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Round Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Mountshannon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Castle Baun (2.8 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (12 km), Holy Island (100 m) and Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience (2.1 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 (1)

Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: 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).