Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0Further afield from Clonmany
Close by, the list has a single place: Glendowen craft shop, within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Carrickabraghy Castle, 6.7 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 7 places on our list, with 4 castles and 2 museums among them.
The nearest one
Glendowen craft shop lies 3.3 km from the centre.
Mapped from Clonmany
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Clonmany is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Most are castles or historic places, 5 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Clonmany. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Doe Castle).
All 8 on the list
Look within 40 km for all 8.
What is in or close to Clonmany 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 Clonmany → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clonmany →
Further away
Of the 7 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
2CastleCarrickabraghy Castle6.7 km northeast
3MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum11 km southwest
4Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle32 km southwest
5CastleBurt Castle28 km south
6FortNeds Point Fort14 km south
7CastleNorthburgh Castle29 km east
MuseumDonegal County Museum40 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Carndonagh →
Questions about Clonmany’s attractions
What is there to see near Clonmany?
No attraction is mapped inside Clonmany itself. Within 5 km of it are Glendowen craft shop.
Does Clonmany have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Clonmany.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Clonmany?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 32 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Clonmany?
Within 40 km: Carrickabraghy Castle (6.7 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (11 km), Doe Castle (32 km), Burt Castle (28 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)
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, 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).