Puck's Castle, the place to visit in Shankill
Among the places to visit in and near Shankill are 5 castles, 4 historic sites and 3 gardens. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 19 beyond the one inside Shankill’s neighbourhood. James Joyce Museum welcomes about 40K visitors a year. The list includes one place cared for by the Office of Public Works. Further afield lies Dublin Castle, at 16 km.
Start with these in Shankill
Close behind Puck's Castle are 3 castles, a museum and a historic house.
CastlePuck's Castlein town
MuseumJames Joyce Museum4.7 km outside town, to the north · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle1.9 km outside town, to the north
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre3.6 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseKilruddery House3.8 km outside town, to the south
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle5 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.
Where to find them
Most of the 19 close by lie to the north.
The dashed line is Shankill’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (10) and museums or galleries (4).
Green: inside Shankill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
Every place to visit
One in town leads, with 19 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
7The one inside Shankill comes 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 Shankill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shankill →
Further away
Allow a day for Dublin Castle, 16 km away, the pick of 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland15 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral16 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland15 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House15 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green15 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland15 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral16 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty16 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo19 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol17 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art17 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Shankill (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 Shankill: questions
What are the main attractions in Shankill?
The place to visit inside Shankill’s neighbourhood is Puck's Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 19 more within 5 km.
Does Shankill have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shankill: James Joyce Museum, Mermaid Arts Centre, Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre and The Corner Studio.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Shankill?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Shankill, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Shankill?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (16 km), National Museum of Ireland (15 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (16 km), National Library of Ireland (15 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 (18)
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre: Palanitboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilruddery House: User: (WT-shared) Spircle at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archbold's Castle: DDoghaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, 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
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).