Nothing mapped in Rathard-Aherla itself; Kilcrea Castle is the nearest draw
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 abbeys or priories and a castle. Further afield lies Blarney Castle and Gardens, at 14 km.
Top of the list around Rathard-Aherla
Next to Kilcrea Castle, the best known are 2 abbeys or priories.
CastleKilcrea Castle1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary1.3 km outside town, to the northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKilcrea Franciscan Friary900 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Look to the northeast for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Rathard-Aherla’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What kind of places
All 3 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Rathard-Aherla. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathard-Aherla → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathard-Aherla →
Further out, the best known
Allow a day for Blarney Castle and Gardens, 14 km away, the pick of 12.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens14 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral18 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne18 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress24 km southeast
ZooFota Wildlife Park29 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral30 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey24 km south
MuseumSpike Island31 km east
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory23 km east
CastleBallincollig Castle9.5 km east
CastleCarrigrohane Castle13 km east
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale22 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Rathard-Aherla (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 Rathard-Aherla
What is there to see near Rathard-Aherla?
No attraction is mapped inside Rathard-Aherla itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilcrea Castle, Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Franciscan Friary.
Does Rathard-Aherla have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rathard-Aherla.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathard-Aherla?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 24 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rathard-Aherla?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (14 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (18 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (18 km), Charles Fort Military Fortress (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 (14)
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, 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).