Shrule Castle
Shrule Castle is an abandoned tower castle in County Mayo. It is within Shrule’s urban area. Nearby, Ross Errilly Abbey (5.4 km) leads the list.
Castle in Shrule
Inside Shrule
Shrule Castle is inside Shrule’s urban area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. 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.
Warm months and wet ones
From June to September, Shrule sees highs of 17–19°C.
Shrule Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Shrule
The area around Shrule Castle
The orange dot is Shrule Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Shrule’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
The towns around Shrule Castle
By population, Tuam leads the 8 with 9,647. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Shrule
Headford
Kilmaine
Ballinrobe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Shrule Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrule | It’s in town | 362 | 3 |
| Headford | 4.1 km south of it | 1,235 | 4 |
| Kilmaine | 7.6 km north of it | 201 | 1 |
| Ballinrobe | 15 km northwest of it | 3,148 | 2 |
| Corrandulla | 15 km south of it | 398 | 1 |
| Tuam | 15 km east of it | 9,647 | 3 |
| Milltown | 16 km northeast of it | 211 | 0 |
| Annaghdown | 16 km southeast of it | 202 | 2 |
Also near Shrule Castle
Within 15 km are 4 castles, 3 abbeys or priories and a museum, among others.
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey5.4 km away2
CastleKinlough Castle3.1 km away3
CastleCastle Hackett8.2 km away4
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey14 km away5
CastleFeartagar Castle11 km away6
CastleCaherduff Castle11 km away7MuseumMuseumThe Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop14 km away8
Abbey or prioryKilbennan Monastery13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Shrule Castle: what to know
Where is Shrule Castle?
Shrule Castle is in Shrule, Mayo, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Shrule Castle?
Abandoned tower castle in County Mayo, Ireland.
How well known is Shrule Castle?
Shrule 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 Shrule Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Shrule, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shrule Castle?
Within 15 km: Ross Errilly Abbey (5.4 km), Kinlough Castle (3.1 km), Castle Hackett (8.2 km) and Cong Abbey (14 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 (8)
- Shrule Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Errilly Abbey: The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinlough Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hackett: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feartagar Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherduff Castle: Jlahorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbennan Monastery: 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).