Swords Round Tower & Belfry
Visitors to Swords can see Swords Round Tower & Belfry, an abbey or priory. Close by, within 5 km, are 8 more places to see. A drive of 400 m reaches Swords Castle.
Abbey or priory in Swords
Inside Swords
Swords Round Tower & Belfry is inside Swords’ urban area, with 8 more places 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.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Swords peak at 17–20°C, June to September.
Swords Round Tower & Belfry
Abbey or priory.
In Swords, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Town
- in Swords
- Official site
- swords.dublin.anglican.org
When it is open
The area around Swords Round Tower & Belfry
The places near Swords Round Tower & Belfry are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Swords’ urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Which towns are near Swords Round Tower & Belfry
The 8 towns are led in size by Swords, with 40,776 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Swords
Kinsealy-Drinan
Malahide
Rivermeade
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Swords Round Tower & Belfry is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swords | It’s in town | 40,776 | 12 |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 1.5 km southeast of it | 7,526 | 11 |
| Malahide | 2.4 km east of it | 18,608 | 11 |
| Rivermeade | 4.2 km west of it | 521 | 3 |
| Santry | 4.6 km south of it | 6,710 | 23 |
| Kinsaley | 4.6 km southeast of it | 906 | 10 |
| Donabate | 6.2 km northeast of it | 9,669 | 10 |
| Darndale | 6.5 km south of it | 14,675 | 18 |
What else is near Swords Round Tower & Belfry
Our list has 3 castles, a historic house and a museum within 15 km, among others.
CastleSwords Castle400 m away2
CastleMalahide Castle4.2 km away3Historic houseHistoric houseNewbridge House & Farm4.9 km away4
CastleDunsoghly Castle7.1 km away5
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum4.5 km away6ChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church5.6 km away7Water parkWater parkBlast Windsurfing and Windfoiling3.5 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteSaint Sylvester's Well4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Swords Round Tower & Belfry: common questions
Where is Swords Round Tower & Belfry?
Swords Round Tower & Belfry is in Swords, Dublin, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Swords Round Tower & Belfry?
Abbey or priory.
When is the best time to visit Swords Round Tower & Belfry?
June to September are the warmest months in Swords, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Swords Round Tower & Belfry?
Within 15 km: Swords Castle (400 m), Malahide Castle (4.2 km), Newbridge House & Farm (4.9 km) and Dunsoghly Castle (7.1 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 (4)
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunsoghly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casino Model Railway Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, 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).