Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0Trips out from Shercock
Nothing on our list is in Shercock or within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Kells High Crosses, 30 km away. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 6 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
The lie of the land
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Shercock is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Shercock. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Old Mellifont Abbey).
Place after place
Everything here is within 40 km, 12 places in all.
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim
Cathedral in Cavan, Ireland.
Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower
Monastic site in Ireland.
St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan
Church in Monaghan, Ireland.
St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilmore, County Cavan, Ireland.
What is in or close to Shercock 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 Shercock → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shercock →
Day trips
Of the 12 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
1Historic houseKells High Crosses30 km south
2CastleSlane Castle39 km southeast
3CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim30 km west
4Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey40 km southeast
5CastleCabra Castle12 km southeast
6Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower40 km southeast
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan28 km north
CastleCastle Leslie36 km north
CastleCastle Roche27 km east
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral34 km west
CastleCloughoughter Castle37 km west
CastleArdee Castle28 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Kingscourt →
Questions about Shercock’s attractions
Does Shercock have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Shercock.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Shercock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Old Mellifont Abbey (Office of Public Works), 40 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Shercock?
Within 40 km: Kells High Crosses (30 km), Slane Castle (39 km), The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim (30 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (40 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)
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, 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).