Places to visit around Palatine, from Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
Palatine’s list takes in 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an abbey or priory. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 11 places to visit; none is inside Palatine’s urban area. Among them, one is cared for by the Office of Public Works. Set 5.8 km out, Carlow Castle makes a day trip.
Just outside Palatine, the best known
Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary aside, the next best known are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an art gallery.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCounty Carlow Military Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCastledermot Friary5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCarlow County Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryVISUAL4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksFranciscan Friary5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
To the southwest is where most of the 11 lie.
The dashed line is Palatine’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Count 5 museums or galleries and 4 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Palatine. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Franciscan Friary).
All the places to visit
11 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Palatine → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Palatine →
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, Carlow Castle (5.8 km) is the best known.
CastleCarlow Castle5.8 km southwest
CastleBallyloughan Castle6.6 km southeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough40 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park36 km northeast
CastleBallymoon Castle18 km south
CastleKilkenny Castle35 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard5.7 km north
FortRathgall Hillfort15 km southeast
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral35 km southwest
MuseumDunmore Cave30 km southwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens24 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands37 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Palatine (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Practical questions about Palatine
What is there to see near Palatine?
No attraction is mapped inside Palatine itself. Within 5 km of it are Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, County Carlow Military Museum, Castledermot Friary and Carlow County Museum.
Does Palatine have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Palatine: County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow County Museum, VISUAL and Duckett’s Grove Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Palatine?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Palatine, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Franciscan Friary).
What are the best-known days out near Palatine?
Within 40 km: Carlow Castle (5.8 km), Ballyloughan Castle (6.6 km), Glendalough (40 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (36 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (15)
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- County Carlow Military Museum: TheRealDug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow County Museum: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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