1.3 km from Turner's Cross, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral leads the list
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 26. Turner's Cross itself has none of them. Go 8.4 km out for Blarney Castle and Gardens.
Top of the list around Turner's Cross
The rest of the best known are a cathedral, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral600 m outside town, to the north
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory4.3 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey400 m outside town, to the north
MuseumCork Butter Museum1.3 km outside town, to the north
FortElizabeth Fort600 m 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.
Where to find them
Most of the 26 close by lie to the north.
The dashed line is Turner's Cross’ neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
15 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 11.
Green: inside Turner's Cross. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 26 on the list
All 26 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
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Monuments and historic buildings in Turner's Cross → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Turner's Cross →
Trips out
Leading the 12 is Blarney Castle and Gardens, 8.4 km away; they include 7 castles and 2 museums.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens8.4 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park11 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral13 km east
MuseumSpike Island14 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress21 km south
CastleCarrigrohane Castle6.1 km west
CastleBallincollig Castle8.7 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale20 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey33 km southwest
CastleBelvelly Castle12 km east
CastleKilcrea Castle17 km west
CastleBarryscourt Castle15 km eastPlaces well known beyond Turner's Cross (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.
Planning a visit to Turner's Cross
What is there to see near Turner's Cross?
No attraction is mapped inside Turner's Cross itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory and Red Abbey.
Does Turner's Cross have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Turner's Cross: Cork Butter Museum, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Crawford Art Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Turner's Cross?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Turner's Cross?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (8.4 km), Fota Wildlife Park (11 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (13 km), Spike Island (14 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)
- 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
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, 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
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, 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
- 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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