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Macroom Castle
Attractions in Macroom

Macroom’s places to visit, starting with Macroom Castle

2 places to visit are mapped inside Macroom’s urban area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles, an art gallery and a historic site. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Beyond the town, the best known is Killarney National Park, 39 km off.

Photo: Macroom Castle, Mith (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Macroom
2
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The first to see in Macroom

An art gallery, a castle and a historic site follow Macroom Castle.

CastleMacroom Castlein townArt galleryArt galleryArt on Main Streetin townCastleCarrigaphooca Castle2.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteBealick Mill300 m outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped around Macroom

Carrigaphooca Castle, 4.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Macroom’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What sort of places

3 of the 4 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 1 art gallery1 in town
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic site1 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Macroom. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

4 places in all: 2 in town and 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Macroom come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Macroom → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Macroom →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Day trips number 12; the best known is Killarney National Park, 39 km off.

National parkNational park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park39 km westCastleBlarney Castle and Gardens27 km eastCathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral33 km eastCathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne34 km eastCastle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress40 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey33 km southeastMuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms39 km westAbbey or prioryMuckross Friary39 km westCastleKilcrea Castle18 km eastCastleBallynacarriga Castle23 km southCastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory39 km eastAbbey or prioryKilcrea Friary18 km east

Places well known beyond Macroom (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.

Before a day out in Macroom

What are the main attractions in Macroom?

The best known inside Macroom’s urban area are Macroom Castle and Art on Main Street. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Macroom have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Macroom: Art on Main Street.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Macroom?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 39 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Macroom?

Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (39 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (27 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (33 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (34 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 (13)

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).