Just outside Killumney: Kilcrea Castle and more
With nothing inside Killumney’s urban area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories, among others. Make a day of it at Blarney Castle and Gardens, 8.5 km away.
Leading the list near Killumney
Then come 2 abbeys or priories and a castle, behind Kilcrea Castle.
CastleKilcrea Castle2.8 km outside town, to the west
CastleBallincollig Castle2.2 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary2.3 km outside town, to the westAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKilcrea Franciscan Friary2.2 km outside town, to the westEach 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 Killumney
Head to the west for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Killumney’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
They are all castles or historic places: 4 in all.
Green: inside Killumney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Killumney → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Killumney →
A drive away
Blarney Castle and Gardens, at 8.5 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens8.5 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral12 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne13 km east
ZooFota Wildlife Park24 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress22 km southeast
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral25 km east
CastleCarrigrohane Castle6.9 km northeast
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory17 km east
MuseumSpike Island26 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey27 km south
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale20 km southeast
MuseumCork Butter Museum13 km eastPlaces well known beyond Killumney (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.
Your questions on Killumney
What is there to see near Killumney?
No attraction is mapped inside Killumney itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilcrea Castle, Ballincollig Castle, Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Franciscan Friary.
Does Killumney have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Killumney.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Killumney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 22 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Killumney?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (8.5 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (12 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (13 km), Fota Wildlife Park (24 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 (15)
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).