Out from Tower: Blarney Castle and Gardens and more
Of the 9 places to visit in and around Tower, 7 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Tower. Further out, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral is 9.3 km away.
Just outside Tower, the best known
Along with Blarney Castle and Gardens, see 2 castles, a garden and a church.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens1 km outside town, to the east
CastleCarrigrohane Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleBallincollig Castle4.6 km outside town, to the south
GardenBlarney House and Gardens1 km outside town, to the eastChurchChurchChurch of the Resurrection Blarney1.1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWaterloo Round Tower2.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 9 to the east.
The dashed line is Tower’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
Most common are castles or historic places: 7 of 9.
Green: inside Tower. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
The list runs to 9 places, all 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 Tower → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tower →
The wider area
St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, at 9.3 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral9.3 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne9.2 km east
ZooFota Wildlife Park21 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral23 km east
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory14 km east
MuseumSpike Island24 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress27 km south
CastleKilcrea Castle10 km southwest
MuseumCork Butter Museum9.2 km east
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey9.8 km east
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary10 km southwest
MuseumLewis Glucksman Gallery8.7 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Tower (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.
Tower, answered
What is there to see near Tower?
No attraction is mapped inside Tower itself. Within 5 km of it are Blarney Castle and Gardens, Carrigrohane Castle, Ballincollig Castle and Blarney House and Gardens.
Does Tower have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Tower.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Tower?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 27 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Tower?
Within 40 km: St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (9.3 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (9.2 km), Fota Wildlife Park (21 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (23 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 (16)
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney House and Gardens: Anna Maria 4574, 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
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).