1.8 km from Farran, Kilcrea Castle leads the list
None of our places to visit is inside Farran’s urban area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 abbeys or priories and a castle, among others. Blarney Castle and Gardens lies 13 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Leading the list near Farran
Kilcrea Castle aside, the next best known are 2 abbeys or priories.
CastleKilcrea Castle900 m outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary1.3 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKilcrea Franciscan Friary1.7 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.
The lie of the land
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Farran’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Farran. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Each of the 3 is 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 Farran → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Farran →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Blarney Castle and Gardens, 13 km away; they include 6 castles and 3 cathedrals.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens13 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral18 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne18 km east
ZooFota Wildlife Park30 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress26 km southeast
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral31 km east
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory23 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey26 km south
MuseumSpike Island32 km east
CastleBallincollig Castle9.6 km east
CastleCarrigrohane Castle13 km east
CastleMacroom Castle16 km westPlaces well known beyond Farran (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 Farran
What is there to see near Farran?
No attraction is mapped inside Farran itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilcrea Castle, Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Franciscan Friary.
Does Farran have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Farran.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Farran?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 26 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Farran?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (13 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (18 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (18 km), Fota Wildlife Park (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 (14)
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Macroom Castle: Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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