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Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne
Attractions in Shandon

Shandon’s places to visit, starting with Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne

Of the 26 places to visit in and around Shandon, 15 are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Shandon’s neighbourhood are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 21. The centre alone has 9 within 1 km. Blarney Castle and Gardens, 7.1 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, JohnArmagh (Public domain)
In Shandon
5
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
21
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Castles & historic places
11
in or near town
Best known

Shandon’s best known

The list goes on from Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne to 2 museums, a church and a historic house.

CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Annein townMuseumCork Butter Museumin townChurchChurchShandon Bells & Tower, St Anne's Churchin townHistoric houseHistoric houseFirkin Crane Dance Centrein townMuseumMuseumCork Folklore Projectin townCathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral800 m outside town, to the south

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

Where to go

The list reaches out to MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory, 5.1 km away.

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

By kind

The types of place

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (15) and castles or historic places (11).

Museums & galleries 12 museums · 3 art galleries2 in town · 13 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 churches · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 castle · 1 fort3 in town · 8 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

5 in town lead, with 21 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

Elizabeth Fort

Fort · 700 m outside town, to the south

17th century fort in Cork, Ireland.

Run by Cork City Council Cork City Council · Guided tours · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00
About Elizabeth Fort →

The 5 inside Shandon 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 Shandon → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shandon →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Blarney Castle and Gardens, at 7.1 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens7.1 km northwestZooFota Wildlife Park11 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral14 km southeastMuseumSpike Island15 km southeastCastleCarrigrohane Castle5.8 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress23 km southCastleBallincollig Castle9 km westMuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale22 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey35 km southwestCastleBelvelly Castle12 km eastCastleKilcrea Castle17 km westCastleBarryscourt Castle15 km east

Places well known beyond Shandon (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.

What people ask about Shandon

What are the main attractions in Shandon?

The best known inside Shandon’s neighbourhood are Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, Cork Butter Museum, Shandon Bells & Tower, St Anne's Church and Firkin Crane Dance Centre. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 21 more within 5 km.

Does Shandon have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shandon: Cork Butter Museum, Cork Folklore Project, Crawford Art Gallery and Lewis Glucksman Gallery.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 23 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Shandon?

Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.1 km), Fota Wildlife Park (11 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (14 km), Spike Island (15 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)

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).