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Aughnanure Castle
Attractions in Oughterard

A castle just outside Oughterard: Aughnanure Castle

Our list finds nothing inside Oughterard’s urban area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle, a museum and a natural landscape. Out of town, Galway Cathedral is 24 km away.

Photo: Aughnanure Castle, The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia . (CC BY 3.0)
In Oughterard
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Oughterard, the best known

Along with Aughnanure Castle, see a museum and a natural landscape.

CastleAughnanure Castle900 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumGlengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience2.2 km outside town, to the westNatural landscapeNatural landscapeGalway Wind Park4.7 km outside town, to the southwest

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

The lie of the land

At 6 km, Galway Wind Park is the farthest one out.

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

By kind

The list by type

It comes down to a castle, a museum and a natural landscape.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The full list

All 3 on the list lie 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 Oughterard → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oughterard →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Day trips number 12; the best known is Galway Cathedral, 24 km off.

CathedralGalway Cathedral24 km southeastMuseumGalway City Museum25 km southeast · 162K visitors a year (2011)Abbey or prioryCong Abbey13 km northAbbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey14 km northeastCathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary33 km eastAttractionAillwee Cave39 km southCastleKinlough Castle16 km northeastCastleAghalard Castle14 km northCastleCastleCastlekirk15 km northwestMuseumMuseumThe Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop13 km northCastleCastle Hackett25 km eastGardenEyre Square25 km southeast

Places well known beyond Oughterard (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.

Your questions on Oughterard

What is there to see near Oughterard?

No attraction is mapped inside Oughterard itself. Within 5 km of it are Aughnanure Castle, Glengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience and Galway Wind Park.

Does Oughterard have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Oughterard: Glengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience.

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

None is recorded within 5 km of Oughterard.

What are the best-known days out near Oughterard?

Within 40 km: Galway Cathedral (24 km), Galway City Museum (25 km), Cong Abbey (13 km), Ross Errilly Abbey (14 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 (11)

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).