Near Gort: Kilmacduagh monastery and other places to visit
Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. All of them lie outside Gort. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the Office of Public Works. For a longer trip, Burren National Park lies 14 km away.
The names to know near Gort
Once you have seen Kilmacduagh monastery, try 2 museums, 2 castles and a garden.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery4.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThoor Ballylee3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleKiltartan Castle1.3 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleLough Cutra Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenCoole Park Visitor Centre & Gardens1.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumKiltartan Gregory Museum2 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 go
The outermost point is Thoor Ballylee, at 5.2 km.
The dashed line is Gort’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 4; 2 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Gort. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmacduagh monastery).
The places, one by one
Here are the 7 places 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 Gort → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gort →
Names further out
Of the 12 day trips, Burren National Park (14 km) is the best known.
National parkBurren National Park14 km southwest
CastleDunguaire Castle11 km northwest
CastleFiddaun Castle7.3 km southwest
MuseumGalway City Museum28 km northwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral28 km northwest
CastleArdamullivan Castle6.8 km south
AttractionAillwee Cave22 km west
CathedralEnnis Cathedral27 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey17 km northwest
CastleAthenry Castle27 km north
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral22 km northeast
CastleDromore Castle18 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Gort (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 people ask about Gort
What is there to see near Gort?
No attraction is mapped inside Gort itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilmacduagh monastery, Thoor Ballylee, Kiltartan Castle and Lough Cutra Castle.
Does Gort have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gort: Thoor Ballylee and Kiltartan Gregory Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Gort?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Gort, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmacduagh monastery).
What are the best-known days out near Gort?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (14 km), Dunguaire Castle (11 km), Fiddaun Castle (7.3 km), Galway City Museum (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 (15)
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thoor Ballylee: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kiltartan Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiddaun Castle: Leomyhero at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardamullivan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Brendan's Cathedral: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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