Places to visit around Lehenagh, from St. Fin Barre's Cathedral
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 27. All of them lie outside Lehenagh. Allow a day for Blarney Castle and Gardens, 9 km off.
The first to see around Lehenagh
Once you have seen St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, try 2 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral2.1 km outside town, to the north
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne3.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey2.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCork Butter Museum3.1 km outside town, to the north
CastleCarrigrohane Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumLewis Glucksman Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Head to the north for most of the 27 on the list.
The dashed line is Lehenagh’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Ahead are museums or galleries (15); next, castles or historic places (11).
Green: inside Lehenagh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Lehenagh
These 27 are all within 5 km of its edge.
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Monuments and historic buildings in Lehenagh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lehenagh →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 9 km out for Blarney Castle and Gardens, the best known of 12.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens9 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park13 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory7.3 km northeast
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral14 km east
MuseumSpike Island15 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress19 km south
CastleBallincollig Castle7.7 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale18 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey31 km southwest
CastleKilcrea Castle16 km west
CastleBelvelly Castle13 km east
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary15 km westPlaces well known beyond Lehenagh (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.
Lehenagh: questions and answers
What is there to see near Lehenagh?
No attraction is mapped inside Lehenagh 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 Lehenagh have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lehenagh: Cork Butter Museum, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Crawford Art Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Lehenagh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 19 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Lehenagh?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (9 km), Fota Wildlife Park (13 km), MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (7.3 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
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
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).