Waterloo Round Tower
Head 1.2 km north of Blarney for Waterloo Round Tower, a historic house. Add Blarney Castle and Gardens, 2.9 km away, to a visit. You will find it in County Cork.
Historic house near Blarney
Just outside Blarney
Waterloo Round Tower is 1.2 km north of Blarney. 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.
Weather by the month
Warm weather in Blarney runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Waterloo Round Tower
Historic house.
- Type
- Historic house
- Town
- 1.2 km north of Blarney
- Official site
- irishstones.org/place.aspx?p=1232
The practical side
Where Waterloo Round Tower is
Waterloo Round Tower is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Ballincollig (21,940 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Blarney
Tower
Hollyhill and Ballincolly
Courtbrack
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Waterloo Round Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blarney | 1.2 km south of it | 2,779 | 11 |
| Tower | 2.6 km southwest of it | 3,300 | 9 |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly | 3 km southeast of it | 8,606 | 35 |
| Courtbrack | 4.7 km west of it | 459 | 1 |
| Whitechurch | 4.7 km northeast of it | 719 | 1 |
| Ballincollig | 4.9 km south of it | 21,940 | 27 |
| Grenagh | 6.9 km north of it | 724 | 0 |
| Knocknaheeny | 7.3 km southeast of it | 5,592 | 31 |
More near Waterloo Round Tower
A visit can take in 3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral, all within 15 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens2.9 km away2
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne8.7 km away3
CastleCarrigrohane Castle6.6 km away4
CastleBallincollig Castle8.6 km away5
MuseumCork Public Museum8.5 km away6
GardenBlarney House and Gardens3.1 km away7ChurchChurchChurch of the Resurrection Blarney2.4 km away8MuseumMuseumOld Cork Waterworks Experience8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Waterloo Round Tower in questions
Where is Waterloo Round Tower?
Waterloo Round Tower is 1.2 km north of Blarney, Cork.
What is Waterloo Round Tower?
Historic house.
When is the best time to visit Waterloo Round Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Blarney, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Waterloo Round Tower?
Within 15 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (2.9 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (8.7 km), Carrigrohane Castle (6.6 km) and Ballincollig Castle (8.6 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 (6)
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney House and Gardens: Anna Maria 4574, 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).