Where to go near Kanturk
Kanturk Castle is the only place we list in Kanturk or within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Blarney Castle and Gardens is 36 km. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 10 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
The nearest place to visit
Kanturk Castle lies 1.9 km from the centre.
1Map of the places
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Kanturk is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
All 13 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Kanturk. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Desmond Castle Newcastle West).
Everything to see
Nothing is inside Kanturk itself; these 13 are within 40 km.
Drishane Castle
MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
Desmond Castle Newcastle West
Castle and great hall in County Limerick, Ireland.
What is in or close to Kanturk 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 Kanturk → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kanturk →
Trips out
12 places within 40 km are on our list; these are the best known.
2CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km southeast
3CastleKilbolane Castle18 km north
4CastleDromaneen Castle14 km southeast
5Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey19 km east
6CastleDrishane Castle15 km southwest
7CastleMallow Castle19 km east
CastleLiscarroll Castle11 km northeast
Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas17 km east
CastleMacroom Castle31 km south
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle31 km south
CastleBlackwater Castle31 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West32 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Buttevant →
Planning a visit to Kanturk
What is there to see near Kanturk?
No attraction is mapped inside Kanturk itself. Within 5 km of it are Kanturk Castle.
Does Kanturk have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kanturk.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kanturk?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Newcastle West (Office of Public Works), 32 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Kanturk?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (36 km), Kilbolane Castle (18 km), Dromaneen Castle (14 km), Mourne Abbey (19 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 (7)
- Kanturk Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromaneen Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drishane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallow Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).