From Rivermeade, 4.8 km to Swords Castle
No place to visit is mapped inside Rivermeade’s urban area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 castles and an abbey or priory, among others. The big name further out is Dublin Castle, 12 km from the centre.
Around Rivermeade: where to begin
Next to Swords Castle, the best known are a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleSwords Castle4.6 km outside town, to the east
CastleDunsoghly Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySwords Round Tower & Belfry4.2 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.
Where things are
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the east.
The dashed line is Rivermeade’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Rivermeade. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rivermeade → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rivermeade →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 12 km out for Dublin Castle, the best known of 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland13 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral13 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo11 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland13 km south
Historic houseLeinster House13 km south
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral12 km south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland13 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty12 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol12 km south
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art12 km southPlaces well known beyond Rivermeade (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.
Visiting Rivermeade: questions
What is there to see near Rivermeade?
No attraction is mapped inside Rivermeade itself. Within 5 km of it are Swords Castle, Dunsoghly Castle and Swords Round Tower & Belfry.
Does Rivermeade have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rivermeade.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rivermeade?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 12 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Rivermeade?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (12 km), National Museum of Ireland (13 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (13 km), Dublin Zoo (11 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)
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunsoghly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- 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).