Around Fettercairn, Drimnagh Castle leads the list
None of our places to visit is inside Fettercairn’s neighbourhood; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 castles, an art gallery and a historic site. Day-trippers head 11 km out to Dublin Castle.
Just outside Fettercairn, the best known
Beyond Drimnagh Castle, there are a castle, an art gallery and a historic site.
CastleDrimnagh Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleTully's Castle900 m outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryRUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteClondalkin Round Tower1.1 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
To the north is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is Fettercairn’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Fettercairn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
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 Fettercairn → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fettercairn →
For a day out
Most famous of the 12 is Dublin Castle, 11 km from the centre.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral11 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland12 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol8.6 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo9.9 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland12 km northeast
Historic houseLeinster House12 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral11 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green11 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty11 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland12 km northeast
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art9.2 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Fettercairn (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.
What visitors ask about Fettercairn
What is there to see near Fettercairn?
No attraction is mapped inside Fettercairn itself. Within 5 km of it are Drimnagh Castle, Tully's Castle, RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre and Clondalkin Round Tower.
Does Fettercairn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fettercairn: RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Fettercairn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 11 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Fettercairn?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (11 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (11 km), National Museum of Ireland (12 km), Kilmainham Gaol (8.6 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)
- Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, 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).