Trips out from Rathvilly
None of the places to visit we list is in Rathvilly or within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Ballyloughan Castle, 7.1 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 12 places on our list, with 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories among them.
Mapped from Rathvilly
The map numbers 6 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Rathvilly is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 12.
Green: inside Rathvilly. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
The full list
The list runs to 12 places, all within 40 km.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
Huntington Castle and Gardens
Castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland.
Castledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard
Early Christian monastic site founded in 812 with a round tower, two high crosses, and a western portal.
What is in or close to Rathvilly comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathvilly → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathvilly →
Further out from Rathvilly
The 12 places within 40 km on our list start here.
1CastleBallyloughan Castle7.1 km southwest
2Abbey or prioryGlendalough29 km northeast
3National parkWicklow Mountains National Park25 km northeast
4CastleCarlow Castle17 km west
5CastleHumewood Castle6.6 km northeast
6CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary16 km west
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey6.9 km north
CastleBallymoon Castle25 km southwest
FortRathgall Hillfort9.1 km south
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands30 km north
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens21 km south
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard9.8 km westThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Baltinglass →
Rathvilly, answered
Does Rathvilly have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rathvilly.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathvilly?
None is recorded within 5 km of Rathvilly.
What are the best-known days out near Rathvilly?
Within 40 km: Ballyloughan Castle (7.1 km), Glendalough (29 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (25 km), Carlow Castle (17 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 (6)
- 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
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humewood Castle: Book authored by Charles Eastlake - the engraver is not attributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, 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).