The nearest days out from Pettigo
Nothing on our list is in Pettigo or within 5 km of its edge. The nearest big name is Donegal Castle, 21 km off. Within 40 km, the list counts 4, among them 2 museums and a castle.
Mapped from Pettigo
The 4 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Pettigo is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Count 2 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Pettigo. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Donegal Castle).
Every place, in and near Pettigo
These 4 are within 40 km, none in town.
Ballyshannon and District Museum
Demolished castle in Ireland.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Heritage Railway in County Donegal, Ireland.
St Eunan's Cathedral
Church of Ireland building in County Donegal, Ireland.
What is in or close to Pettigo 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 Pettigo → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pettigo →
Out of town
These are the best known of the 4 places within 40 km, close and famous first.
1Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle21 km northwest
2MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum24 km west
3MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre21 km northwest
4CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral39 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
Seeing Pettigo: questions
Does Pettigo have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pettigo.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Pettigo?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donegal Castle (Office of Public Works), 21 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Pettigo?
Within 40 km: Donegal Castle (21 km), Ballyshannon and District Museum (24 km), Donegal Railway Heritage Centre (21 km), St Eunan's Cathedral (39 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 (4)
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon and District Museum: Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Eunan's Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).