Red Abbey opens South Gate’s list
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 15 of its 26. Mapped inside South Gate’s neighbourhood are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 22. 10 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. A longer outing takes you to Blarney Castle and Gardens, 7.8 km off.
Where to start in South Gate
2 cathedrals, a fort and a museum follow Red Abbey.
Abbey or prioryRed Abbeyin town
FortElizabeth Fortin townMuseumMuseumNano Nagle Placein townChurchChurchSt. Finbarr's South Churchin town
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral100 m outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1 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.
Places on the map
At the edge of the map sits MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory, 5 km out.
The dashed line is South Gate’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
Count 15 museums or galleries and 11 castles or historic places.
Green: inside South Gate. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near South Gate
In town there are 4, and the list adds 22 more within 5 km of its edge.
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11The 4 inside South Gate 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 South Gate → · Parks, footpaths and green space in South Gate →
The wider area
Blarney Castle and Gardens, at 7.8 km, heads the 12.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens7.8 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park11 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral13 km east
MuseumSpike Island15 km southeast
CastleCarrigrohane Castle6 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress22 km south
CastleBallincollig Castle8.8 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale21 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey34 km southwest
CastleBelvelly Castle12 km east
CastleKilcrea Castle17 km west
CastleBarryscourt Castle15 km eastPlaces well known beyond South Gate (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.
Visiting South Gate: the answers
What are the main attractions in South Gate?
The best known inside South Gate’s neighbourhood are Red Abbey, Elizabeth Fort, Nano Nagle Place and St. Finbarr's South Church. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 22 more within 5 km.
Does South Gate have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of South Gate: Nano Nagle Place, Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery and Lewis Glucksman Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near South Gate?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near South Gate?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.8 km), Fota Wildlife Park (11 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (13 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)
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, 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
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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