St. Fin Barre's Cathedral leads what is near Glasheen
Of the 26 places to visit in and around Glasheen, 15 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Glasheen itself. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. A drive of 7.1 km brings you to Blarney Castle and Gardens.
The first to see around Glasheen
Beyond St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, there are 2 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral200 m outside town, to the northeast
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey600 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumCork Butter Museum1.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumLewis Glucksman Gallery500 m outside town, to the north
FortElizabeth Fort300 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Glasheen
Most of the 26 close by lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Glasheen’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
There are more museums or galleries (15) than anything else, then castles or historic places (11).
Green: inside Glasheen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 26 on the list
All 26 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
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Monuments and historic buildings in Glasheen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glasheen →
Names further out
Worth the drive, Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.1 km) is first of the 12.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens7.1 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park13 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory6.4 km east
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral14 km east
MuseumSpike Island16 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress21 km south
CastleBallincollig Castle7.4 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale20 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey33 km southwest
CastleKilcrea Castle16 km west
CastleBelvelly Castle13 km east
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary15 km westPlaces well known beyond Glasheen (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.
Know before you go to Glasheen
What is there to see near Glasheen?
No attraction is mapped inside Glasheen itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, Red Abbey and Cork Butter Museum.
Does Glasheen have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Glasheen: Cork Butter Museum, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Crawford Art Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Glasheen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Glasheen?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.1 km), Fota Wildlife Park (13 km), MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (6.4 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (14 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 (21)
- 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
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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