Aillwee Cave heads the list around Ballyvaughan
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 4 of 7. None of them is inside Ballyvaughan itself. Beyond the town, the best known is Burren National Park, 15 km off.
Around Ballyvaughan: where to begin
The rest of the best known are 3 castles and 2 natural landscapes.
AttractionAillwee Cave2.4 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleNewtown Castle1.3 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleGleninagh Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleShanmuckinish Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeBishop’s Quarter Beach1.7 km outside town, to the northeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeBallyvaughan Pier100 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Gleninagh Castle marks the outer edge, 4.5 km away.
The dashed line is Ballyvaughan’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
Most are castles or historic places, 4 in all, ahead of national parks, landscapes or islands (2).
Green: inside Ballyvaughan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The list runs to 7 places, all 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 Ballyvaughan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyvaughan →
Big names nearby
Burren National Park, at 15 km, heads the 12.
National parkBurren National Park15 km southeast
MuseumGalway City Museum18 km north · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral19 km north
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey6.5 km east
CastleDunguaire Castle15 km east
AttractionPol an Ionain15 km southwestCastleCastleBallinalacken Castle15 km southwest
CastleDoonagore Castle20 km southwest
CastleLeamaneh Castle14 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery19 km southeast
CastleAughnanure Castle35 km north
CathedralEnnis Cathedral32 km southPlaces well known beyond Ballyvaughan (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.
Places to visit in Ballyvaughan: questions
What is there to see near Ballyvaughan?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballyvaughan itself. Within 5 km of it are Aillwee Cave, Newtown Castle, Gleninagh Castle and Shanmuckinish Castle.
Does Ballyvaughan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballyvaughan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyvaughan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 19 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballyvaughan?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (15 km), Galway City Museum (18 km), Galway Cathedral (19 km), Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey (6.5 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)
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleninagh Castle: PDphoto.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leamaneh Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, 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).