Places to visit near Ballygar
Ballygar has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. Head 31 km out for Clonmacnoise. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 5 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
The lie of the land
Numbers 1 to 6 match the places below.
Ballygar is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
Count 10 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Ballygar. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Clonmacnoise).
Full list of places
These 12 are within 40 km, none in town.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.
Roscommon Abbey
House of Dominican friars in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland.
St Brendan's Cathedral
Cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballygar 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 Ballygar → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballygar →
For a longer trip
These are the best known of the 12 places within 40 km, close and famous first.
1Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise31 km southeast
2CastleRoscommon Castle15 km northeast
3CastleGlinsk Castle16 km northwest
4CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary35 km west
5CathedralClonfert Cathedral36 km southeast
6Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey14 km northeast
CastleAthenry Castle37 km southwest
MuseumAthlone Castle28 km southeastCastleCastleMoydrum Castle32 km east
CastleDonamon Castle12 km north
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral40 km southwest
MuseumRoscommon County Museum15 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Roscommon →
Visiting Ballygar: the answers
Does Ballygar have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballygar.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballygar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clonmacnoise (Office of Public Works), 31 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballygar?
Within 40 km: Clonmacnoise (31 km), Roscommon Castle (15 km), Glinsk Castle (16 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (35 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 (6)
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon Castle: Irishrover1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon Abbey: 瑞丽江的河水, 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).