Places to visit around Fair Hill, from St. Fin Barre's Cathedral
Around Fair Hill, the places to visit include 12 museums, 4 churches and 3 art galleries. All of it lies outside: 31 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Fair Hill’s neighbourhood. Beyond the town, the best known is Fota Wildlife Park, 12 km off.
The best known around Fair Hill
After St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, look out for a castle, a cathedral and a museum.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral1.4 km outside town, to the south
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens5 km outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne400 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCork Butter Museum600 m outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryCrawford Art Gallery1 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Blarney Castle and Gardens, 5.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Fair Hill’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (15), then museums or galleries (15).
Green: inside Fair Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 31 on the list
Its 31 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
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Monuments and historic buildings in Fair Hill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fair Hill →
Names further out
The 12 days out are led by Fota Wildlife Park, 12 km away.
ZooFota Wildlife Park12 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory6.1 km east
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral15 km southeast
MuseumSpike Island17 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress24 km south
CastleBallincollig Castle8.7 km southwest
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale23 km south
CastleKilcrea Castle17 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey36 km southwest
CastleBelvelly Castle13 km east
CastleBarryscourt Castle16 km east
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary16 km westPlaces well known beyond Fair Hill (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 Fair Hill
What is there to see near Fair Hill?
No attraction is mapped inside Fair Hill itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Blarney Castle and Gardens, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne and Cork Butter Museum.
Does Fair Hill have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fair Hill: Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery, Lewis Glucksman Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Fair Hill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 24 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Fair Hill?
Within 40 km: Fota Wildlife Park (12 km), MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (6.1 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (15 km), Spike Island (17 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 (22)
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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