The nearest draw to Kingscourt: Cabra Castle, 2.6 km away
A day out from Kingscourt leads to Kells High Crosses, 20 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and a theme park.
Just outside Kingscourt, the best known
Then comes a theme park, behind Cabra Castle.
CastleCabra Castle1.7 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkCrystal Maze2.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
At 4.1 km, Crystal Maze is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Kingscourt’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
It comes down to a castle and a theme park.
Green: inside Kingscourt. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kingscourt → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingscourt →
The wider area
The 12 days out are led by Kells High Crosses, 20 km away.
Historic houseKells High Crosses20 km south
CastleSlane Castle27 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey29 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle39 km south
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower29 km southeast
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim38 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey37 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey36 km south
CastleArdee Castle19 km east
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan39 km north
CastleCastle Roche26 km northeast
CastleClonyn Castle37 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Kingscourt (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.
What visitors ask about Kingscourt
What is there to see near Kingscourt?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingscourt itself. Within 5 km of it are Cabra Castle and Crystal Maze.
Does Kingscourt have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kingscourt.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kingscourt?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Old Mellifont Abbey (Office of Public Works), 29 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kingscourt?
Within 40 km: Kells High Crosses (20 km), Slane Castle (27 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (29 km), Trim Castle (39 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 (13)
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fore Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardee Castle: Nuala Furley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Roche: Hazazzy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonyn Castle: Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).