Kilbrittain Whale heads the list around Kilbrittain
A day out from Kilbrittain leads to Timoleague Abbey, 6.3 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Kilbrittain’s urban area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
The best known around Kilbrittain
Second to Kilbrittain Whale is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest from the centre is Anchor from Cardiff Hall Ship, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Kilbrittain’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
Both are other attractions.
Green: inside Kilbrittain. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kilbrittain → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilbrittain →
Out of town
Timoleague Abbey, at 6.3 km, heads the 12.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey6.3 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress13 km east
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens29 km north
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral28 km northeast
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale12 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne29 km northeast
ZooFota Wildlife Park36 km northeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral34 km northeast
MuseumSpike Island33 km northeast
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory32 km northeast
CastleKilcrea Castle21 km north
CastleBallynacarriga Castle24 km westPlaces well known beyond Kilbrittain (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.
Kilbrittain, answered
What is there to see near Kilbrittain?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilbrittain itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilbrittain Whale and Anchor from Cardiff Hall Ship.
Does Kilbrittain have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kilbrittain.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilbrittain?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Timoleague Abbey (Office of Public Works), 6.3 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kilbrittain?
Within 40 km: Timoleague Abbey (6.3 km), Charles Fort Military Fortress (13 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (29 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (28 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 (12)
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballynacarriga Castle: 456valerie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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