Slane Castle
Slane Castle lies 300 m west of Slane. For a second stop, Old Mellifont Abbey is 7.3 km away. Articles on it exist in 17 languages.
Castle near Slane
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#34 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Just outside Slane
Slane Castle is 300 m west of Slane. 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.
The seasons here
Afternoons in Slane peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Slane Castle
Castle in Ireland.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 17 languages
- Town
- 300 m west of Slane
- Official site
- slanecastle.ie
Where it sits
The map centres on Slane Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
Navan, with 33,886 people, is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Slane
Kentstown
Collon
Donore
Compare the 8 towns
Places to add to Slane Castle
Add 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and 2 historic sites, all within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey7.3 km away2CastleCastleDunmoe Castle6.4 km away3MuseumMuseumFrancis Ledwidge Museum2.3 km away4Historic siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksBrú na Bóinne6.6 km away5Historic siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksNewgrange5.9 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKillary Monastic Site1 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseHill of Slane1.7 km away8MuseumMuseumKnowth Passage Tombs4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Slane Castle
Where is Slane Castle?
Slane Castle is 300 m west of Slane, Meath.
What is Slane Castle?
Castle in Ireland.
How well known is Slane Castle?
Slane Castle has 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #34 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Slane Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Slane, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Slane Castle?
Within 15 km: Old Mellifont Abbey (7.3 km), Dunmoe Castle (6.4 km), Francis Ledwidge Museum (2.3 km) and Brú na Bóinne (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 (2)
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).