Near Spanish Point: Burren National Park and other days out
The Music Makers of West Clare is the only place we list in Spanish Point or within 5 km of its edge. Within reach, the name to know is Burren National Park, 34 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 4 castles and 2 attractions among them.
The nearest place to visit
The Music Makers of West Clare lies 2 km from the centre.
The lie of the land
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Spanish Point is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
There are more castles or historic places (8) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Spanish Point. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Ennis Friary and Carrigafoyle Castle).
The places, one by one
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
What is in or close to Spanish Point 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 Spanish Point → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Spanish Point →
Out of town
Below, the best known of 12 places within 40 km come first.
2National parkBurren National Park34 km northeast
3CastleDoonagore Castle18 km north
4AttractionPol an Ionain23 km north
5CathedralEnnis Cathedral30 km eastFort6FortDun Aengus39 km northwestCastle7CastleBallinalacken Castle23 km north
AttractionAillwee Cave33 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary30 km east
CastleLeamaneh Castle25 km northeast
MuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre25 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle31 km southFortFortDún Dúchathair34 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Lehinch →
Visiting Spanish Point: questions
What is there to see near Spanish Point?
No attraction is mapped inside Spanish Point itself. Within 5 km of it are The Music Makers of West Clare.
Does Spanish Point have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Spanish Point: The Music Makers of West Clare.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Spanish Point?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 30 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Spanish Point?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (34 km), Doonagore Castle (18 km), Pol an Ionain (23 km), Ennis Cathedral (30 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 (4)
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 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).