From Balrothery Tower on: Balrothery’s list
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 4 beyond the 2 inside Balrothery’s urban area. Among them are 3 castles, 2 museums and an attraction. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. At 28 km, Dublin Castle is worth the journey.
Top of the list in Balrothery
Beyond Balrothery Tower, there are 2 museums, 2 castles and an attraction.
CastleBalrothery Towerin townMuseumMuseumBalrothery Heritage Centrein town
CastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSkerries Mills4.5 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleBremore Castle2.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionSt. Patrick's Footprint5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the east.
The dashed line is Balrothery’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What they are
Count 3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Balrothery. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
First the 2 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Balrothery 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 Balrothery → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Balrothery →
For a day out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Dublin Castle, at 28 km.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland28 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral28 km south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland28 km south
Historic houseLeinster House28 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo27 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral28 km south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland28 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green28 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty28 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol28 km south
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art28 km southPlaces well known beyond Balrothery (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 Balrothery
What are the main attractions in Balrothery?
The best known inside Balrothery’s urban area are Balrothery Tower and Balrothery Heritage Centre. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Balrothery have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Balrothery: Balrothery Heritage Centre and Skerries Mills.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Balrothery?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 28 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Balrothery?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (28 km), National Museum of Ireland (28 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (28 km), National Library of Ireland (28 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 (13)
- Balrothery Tower: Offdaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardgillan Castle and Gardens: GsmithEIDW at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, 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).