Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0A short drive from Ballintra
Drumhome Monastic Site is the only place we list in Ballintra or within 5 km of its edge. The nearest big name is Donegal Castle, 8.1 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 6, 3 castles and 2 museums among them.
The one close by
Nearest the middle is Drumhome Monastic Site, at 600 m. Drumhome Monastic Site is an abbey or priory.
Map of the places
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Ballintra is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Ahead are castles or historic places (4); next, museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Ballintra. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Donegal Castle and Parke's Castle).
Everything to see
After the one in town come 6 more within 40 km.
Ballyshannon and District Museum
Demolished castle in Ireland.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Heritage Railway in County Donegal, Ireland.
Lissadell House & Gardens
Greek revivalist style country house in Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballintra comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballintra → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballintra →
The best known, a drive away
A day out within 40 km offers 6 places; these are the best known.
2Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle8.1 km north
3MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum10 km southwest
4MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre8.3 km north
5Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle38 km south
6CastleClassiebawn Castle27 km southwest
7GardenLissadell House & Gardens40 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Donegal →
Quick answers on Ballintra
What are the main attractions in Ballintra?
The place to visit inside Ballintra’s urban area is Drumhome Monastic Site. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Ballintra have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballintra.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballintra?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donegal Castle (Office of Public Works), 8.1 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ballintra?
Within 40 km: Donegal Castle (8.1 km), Ballyshannon and District Museum (10 km), Donegal Railway Heritage Centre (8.3 km), Parke's Castle (38 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 (6)
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon and District Museum: Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Classiebawn Castle: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lissadell House & Gardens: Aspdin, 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).