Inch Wildfowl Reserve, 2.8 km from Burnfoot
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Burnfoot’s urban area. They include a natural landscape, a zoo and a fort. Further afield, Burt Castle is 7.7 km from the centre.
Just outside Burnfoot, the best known
The list goes on from Inch Wildfowl Reserve to a zoo, a fort and a garden.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
At the edge of the map sits Inch Island, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Burnfoot’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
The list holds a natural landscape, a zoo and a fort.
Green: inside Burnfoot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Burnfoot → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burnfoot →
Beyond the town
Head 7.7 km out for Burt Castle, the best known of 11.
CastleBurt Castle7.7 km southwestCathedralCathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba25 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle31 km west
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum18 km northwest
FortNeds Point Fort10 km northwest
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle29 km north
CastleGlenveagh Castle36 km west
MuseumDonegal County Museum24 km southwest
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral24 km southwest
CastleNorthburgh Castle32 km northeast
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery33 km westPlaces well known beyond Burnfoot (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.
Common questions about Burnfoot
What is there to see near Burnfoot?
No attraction is mapped inside Burnfoot itself. Within 5 km of it are Inch Wildfowl Reserve, Wild Ireland, Grianán of Aileach and IOSAS Centre.
Does Burnfoot have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Burnfoot.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Burnfoot?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 31 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Burnfoot?
Within 40 km: Burt Castle (7.7 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (25 km), Doe Castle (31 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (18 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 (10)
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Eunan's Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glebe House and Gallery: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).