Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Ruined ecclesiastical site in Galway, Ireland.
Photo: Drow69 · CC BY-SA 3.0Attractions in Kilcolgan
Dunguaire Castle and more within reach of Kilcolgan
Only Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is on our list in Kilcolgan or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 8.5 km and you reach Dunguaire Castle. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 12 places on our list, with 3 castles and 2 museums among them.
For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
8.5 km
Dunguaire Castle
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by
Closest at hand
The closest place to visit, Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site, is 2.7 km out. Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is a ruined ecclesiastical site in Galway.
The map
The lie of the land
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Kilcolgan is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
The kinds on offer
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (8), then museums or galleries (2).
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 3 castles · 2 cathedrals0 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & islands 1 national park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Kilcolgan. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmacduagh monastery).
Every place
Everything on the list
13 places make the list, every one within 40 km.
St Brendan's Cathedral
Cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
What is in or close to Kilcolgan 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 Kilcolgan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilcolgan →
A day out
Big names within reach
A day out could take in any of the 12 within 40 km.
2CastleDunguaire Castle8.5 km southwest
3MuseumGalway City Museum14 km northwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
4CathedralGalway Cathedral14 km northwest
5National parkBurren National Park24 km south
6CastleAthenry Castle13 km northeast
7CastleOranmore Castle7.8 km northwest
MuseumThoor Ballylee14 km southeast
AttractionAillwee Cave23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery18 km south
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey16 km southwest
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral20 km east
GardenEyre Square14 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Oranmore →
Quick answers on Kilcolgan
What is there to see near Kilcolgan?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilcolgan itself. Within 5 km of it are Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
Does Kilcolgan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kilcolgan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilcolgan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 18 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kilcolgan?
Within 40 km: Dunguaire Castle (8.5 km), Galway City Museum (14 km), Galway Cathedral (14 km), Burren National Park (24 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)
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, 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
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, 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).