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Knappogue Castle
Attractions in Quin

What to see from Quin: Knappogue Castle first

Of the 7 places to visit in and around Quin, 4 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Quin. Go 14 km out for Bunratty Castle.

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In Quin
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Quin

The list goes on from Knappogue Castle to 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.

CastleKnappogue Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southeastCastleBallymarkahan Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumCraggaunowen4.1 km outside town, to the eastCastleBallyhannon Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCraggaunowen - The Living Past Experience4.2 km outside town, to the eastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryQuin Abbey100 m outside town, to the northeast

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

The lie of the land

The map stretches to Craggaunowen - The Living Past Experience, 5 km away.

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

By kind

What sort of places

4 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries top the count.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 4 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

You will find all 7 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 Quin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Quin →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Best known of the 12 within reach is Bunratty Castle, at 14 km.

CastleBunratty Castle14 km southCathedralEnnis Cathedral8.3 km westNational parkBurren National Park23 km northAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary8.4 km northwestMuseumMuseumKing John's Castle23 km southeastCathedralSt John's Cathedral24 km southeastCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral23 km southeastCastleDromore Castle14 km northwestMuseumThe Hunt Museum23 km southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryClare Abbey6.9 km westMuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre17 km northwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery26 km north

Places well known beyond Quin (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 people ask about Quin

What is there to see near Quin?

No attraction is mapped inside Quin itself. Within 5 km of it are Knappogue Castle, Ballymarkahan Castle, Craggaunowen and Ballyhannon Castle.

Does Quin have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Quin: Craggaunowen, Craggaunowen - The Living Past Experience and Mooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 8.4 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Quin?

Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (14 km), Ennis Cathedral (8.3 km), Burren National Park (23 km), Ennis Friary (8.4 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).