Whites Castle
Whites Castle is a 16th-century castle in Athy. Around it, Shackleton Experience (100 m) comes first on our list. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.
Castle in Athy
Inside Athy
Whites Castle is inside Athy’s urban area, with 2 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 climate through the year
The warmest stretch in Athy is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Whites Castle
16th-century castle in Athy, Ireland.
In Athy, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Athy
Whites Castle at a glance
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Whites Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Athy’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns around Whites Castle, by distance
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Athy (11,035 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Athy
Ballyroe
Kilberry
Ballylinan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Whites Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athy | It’s in town | 11,035 | 4 |
| Ballyroe | 4.5 km southeast of it | 196 | 3 |
| Kilberry | 4.9 km northwest of it | 361 | 4 |
| Ballylinan | 6.8 km southwest of it | 1,167 | 1 |
| Kilmead | 7.4 km northeast of it | 372 | 1 |
| Stradbally | 11 km west of it | 1,404 | 6 |
| Ballitore | 11 km east of it | 667 | 3 |
| Nurney | 12 km north of it | 497 | 0 |
Beyond Whites Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 2 museums, 2 gardens and a castle, among others.
MuseumShackleton Experience100 m away2
CastleRheban Castle5.4 km away3
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard14 km away4
Heritage railwayStradbally Woodland Railway12 km away5GardenGardenBallintubbert Gardens & House6.8 km away6GardenGardenBurtown House Gardens7.6 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseMoone High Cross11 km away8MuseumMuseumBallitore Library & Quaker Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Whites Castle
Where is Whites Castle?
Whites Castle is in Athy, Kildare, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Whites Castle?
16th-century castle in Athy, Ireland.
How well known is Whites Castle?
Whites Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #426 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Whites Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Athy, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Whites Castle?
Within 15 km: Shackleton Experience (100 m), Rheban Castle (5.4 km), Castledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard (14 km) and Stradbally Woodland Railway (12 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 (5)
- Whites Castle: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackleton Experience: Brian Lenehan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rheban Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stradbally Woodland Railway: NearEMPTiness, 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).