Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Further afield from Drumkeen
None of the places to visit we list is in Drumkeen or within 5 km of its edge. Glenveagh National Park lies 25 km out, worth a day. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 4 castles and 3 museums among them.
Getting your bearings
The 6 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Drumkeen is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Count 8 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Drumkeen. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Doe Castle and Donegal Castle).
Every one of them
Everything here is within 40 km, 12 places in all.
Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba
Church in Co. Donegal, Ireland.
St Eunan's Cathedral
Church of Ireland building in County Donegal, Ireland.
Glebe House and Gallery
Gallery with gardens in County Donegal, Ireland.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Heritage Railway in County Donegal, Ireland.
What is in or close to Drumkeen 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 Drumkeen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Drumkeen →
Day trips from Drumkeen
There are 12 places within 40 km; here are the best known.
1National parkGlenveagh National Park25 km northwestCathedral2CathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba9.4 km north
3Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle31 km north
4Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle33 km southwest
5MuseumDonegal County Museum9.9 km north
6CastleGlenveagh Castle23 km northwest
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral10 km east
CastleBurt Castle23 km northeast
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery18 km northwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum39 km north
MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre33 km southwest
FortNeds Point Fort35 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Convoy →
Seeing Drumkeen: your questions
Does Drumkeen have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Drumkeen.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Drumkeen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 31 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Drumkeen?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (25 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (9.4 km), Doe Castle (31 km), Donegal Castle (33 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 (5)
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, 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).