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Ross Errilly Abbey
Attractions in Headford

Ross Errilly Abbey and more near Headford

All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Headford’s urban area. They include 2 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic site. Aughnanure Castle is worth a day, 13 km from the centre.

Photo: Ross Errilly Abbey, The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 2.5)
In Headford
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Headford, the best known

After Ross Errilly Abbey come 2 castles and a historic site.

Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey1.4 km outside town, to the northwestCastleKinlough Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northCastleShrule Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteKilcoona Round Tower4.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to find them

Of the 4 nearby, most are to the north.

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The dashed line is Headford’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Sorted by kind

They are all castles or historic places: 4 in all.

Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Headford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything to see

Here are the 4 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 Headford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Headford →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Best known of the 12 within reach is Aughnanure Castle, at 13 km.

CastleAughnanure Castle13 km southwestCathedralGalway Cathedral22 km southMuseumGalway City Museum22 km south · 162K visitors a year (2011)CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary17 km eastAbbey or prioryCong Abbey15 km northwestCastleCastle Hackett9.2 km eastCastleFeartagar Castle15 km northeastCastleAthenry Castle30 km southeastCastleDunguaire Castle38 km southCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral, Tuam17 km eastGardenEyre Square22 km southCastleOranmore Castle25 km southeast

Places well known beyond Headford (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 Headford

What is there to see near Headford?

No attraction is mapped inside Headford itself. Within 5 km of it are Ross Errilly Abbey, Kinlough Castle, Shrule Castle and Kilcoona Round Tower.

Does Headford have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Headford.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Headford?

None is recorded within 5 km of Headford.

What are the best-known days out near Headford?

Within 40 km: Aughnanure Castle (13 km), Galway Cathedral (22 km), Galway City Museum (22 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (17 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)

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).