Around Malin, start with Doagh Famine Village
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Malin’s urban area. They include a museum, an abbey or priory and an attraction. Carrickabraghy Castle lies 7.4 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Top of the list around Malin
Along with Doagh Famine Village, see an abbey or priory, an attraction and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the west.
The dashed line is Malin’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 places here are a museum, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
Green: inside Malin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Malin
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Malin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Malin →
Worth the drive
The standout of the 5 is Carrickabraghy Castle, 7.4 km from town.
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle7.4 km west
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum22 km southwest
CastleNorthburgh Castle21 km southeast
CastleBurt Castle35 km southwest
FortNeds Point Fort22 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Malin (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.
Places to visit in Malin: questions
What is there to see near Malin?
No attraction is mapped inside Malin itself. Within 5 km of it are Doagh Famine Village, St Patrick's Cross Carndonagh, Dough Famine Village and Donagh Cross.
Does Malin have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Malin: Doagh Famine Village.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Malin?
None is recorded within 5 km of Malin.
What are the best-known days out near Malin?
Within 40 km: Carrickabraghy Castle (7.4 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (22 km), Northburgh Castle (21 km), Burt Castle (35 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)
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).