Photo: Alan Reid · CC BY-SA 2.0Days out from Kilmacrennan
Nothing on our list is in Kilmacrennan or within 5 km of its edge. Glenveagh National Park, 18 km away, is the best-known day out. Look within 40 km and there are 10, among them 3 castles and 2 cathedrals.
The map
From 1 to 6, each number is a tile below.
Kilmacrennan is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (7) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Kilmacrennan. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Doe Castle).
The complete list
All of it lies within 40 km: 10 places.
Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba
Church in Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Glebe House and Gallery
Gallery with gardens in County Donegal, Ireland.
St Eunan's Cathedral
Church of Ireland building in County Donegal, Ireland.
What is in or close to Kilmacrennan 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 Kilmacrennan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilmacrennan →
Within a drive of Kilmacrennan
The 10 places within 40 km on our list start here.
1National parkGlenveagh National Park18 km westCathedral2CathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba9.2 km south
3Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle13 km northwest
4CastleGlenveagh Castle13 km west
5MuseumDonegal County Museum8.8 km south
6Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery8.8 km west
CastleBurt Castle17 km east
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum23 km northeast
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral21 km southeast
FortNeds Point Fort23 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Letterkenny →
Asked about places to visit in Kilmacrennan
Does Kilmacrennan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kilmacrennan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilmacrennan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 13 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kilmacrennan?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (18 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (9.2 km), Doe Castle (13 km), Glenveagh Castle (13 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
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).