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Ballyloughan Castle
Attractions in Tullow

Tullow Museum is the place to visit in Tullow

Castles or historic places make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped inside Tullow’s urban area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, Glendalough sits 36 km away.

Photo: Ballyloughan Castle, VisionsofthePast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Tullow
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Tullow

After Tullow Museum come 2 forts, a castle and a garden.

MuseumMuseumTullow Museumin townCastleBallyloughan Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northwestFortRathgall Hillfort2.6 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenThe Garden at Hardymount House700 m outside town, to the westFortFortRathgall Stone Fort2.7 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to find them

Look to the east for most of the 4 just outside.

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The dashed line is Tullow’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

The types of place

Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 2 forts · 1 castle0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Tullow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All 5 on the list

In town there is one, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Tullow comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Tullow → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tullow →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Allow a day for Glendalough, 36 km away, the pick of 12.

Abbey or prioryGlendalough36 km northeastCastleCarlow Castle14 km westNational parkWicklow Mountains National Park33 km northeastCastleBallymoon Castle16 km southwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary13 km westCastleKilkenny Castle39 km southwestCastleHuntington Castle and Gardens14 km southeastCastleHumewood Castle14 km northeastCathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral35 km southCathedralSaint Marys Cathedral39 km southwestAbbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey16 km northHistoric houseRussborough House and Parklands39 km north

Places well known beyond Tullow (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.

Quick answers on Tullow

What are the main attractions in Tullow?

The place to visit inside Tullow’s urban area is Tullow Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Tullow have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tullow: Tullow Museum.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Tullow?

None is recorded within 5 km of Tullow.

What are the best-known days out near Tullow?

Within 40 km: Glendalough (36 km), Carlow Castle (14 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (33 km), Ballymoon Castle (16 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 (14)

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).