Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0A short drive from Newtowncunningham
Only Burt Castle is on our list in Newtowncunningham or within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Glenveagh National Park, at 35 km. 10 places lie within 40 km, 3 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
Closest in
The closest place is Burt Castle, at 2.7 km. Burt Castle is a ruined castle in County Donegal.
1Plotted around Newtowncunningham
The 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Newtowncunningham is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
Castles or historic places number 8, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Newtowncunningham. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Doe Castle).
Every one of them
All 11 on the list lie within 40 km.
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.
What is in or close to Newtowncunningham 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 Newtowncunningham → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newtowncunningham →
Out of town
Of what lies within 40 km, 10 places make our list; these come first.
2National parkGlenveagh National Park35 km westCathedral3CathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba16 km west
4Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle28 km northwest
5MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum23 km north
6MuseumDonegal County Museum15 km west
7CastleGlenveagh Castle30 km west
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral15 km southwest
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle37 km north
FortNeds Point Fort16 km north
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery25 km westThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Letterkenny →
Practical questions about Newtowncunningham
What is there to see near Newtowncunningham?
No attraction is mapped inside Newtowncunningham itself. Within 5 km of it are Burt Castle.
Does Newtowncunningham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Newtowncunningham.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newtowncunningham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 28 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Newtowncunningham?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (35 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (16 km), Doe Castle (28 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (23 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)
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).