Start with Northburgh Castle: the sights of Greencastle
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the 2 inside Greencastle’s urban area. There are 2 natural landscapes, a castle and a museum to choose from. A drive of 27 km brings you to Carrickabraghy Castle.
What Greencastle is known for
Once you have seen Northburgh Castle, try 2 natural landscapes and a museum.
CastleNorthburgh Castlein townMuseumMuseumInishowen Maritime Museum & Planetariumin townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeMagilligan Point View1 km outside town, to the northwestNatural landscapeNatural landscapeInishowen Head3.1 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Inishowen Head, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Greencastle’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kinds of place
The places here are 2 natural landscapes, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Greencastle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
In town there are 2, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Greencastle come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Greencastle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Greencastle →
Names further out
Top of the 4 day trips: Carrickabraghy Castle, at 27 km.
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle27 km northwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum35 km west
CastleBurt Castle38 km southwest
FortNeds Point Fort31 km westPlaces well known beyond Greencastle (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.
Know before you go to Greencastle
What are the main attractions in Greencastle?
The best known inside Greencastle’s urban area are Northburgh Castle and Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Greencastle have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Greencastle: Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Greencastle?
None is recorded within 5 km of Greencastle.
What are the best-known days out near Greencastle?
Within 40 km: Carrickabraghy Castle (27 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (35 km), Burt Castle (38 km), Neds Point Fort (31 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)
- Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, 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).