Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0Connemara National Park and more within reach of Roundstone
One place to visit we list is in Roundstone or within 5 km of its edge: Rosie McGurran. The nearest big name is Connemara National Park, 17 km off. Within 40 km, the list counts 7, among them 2 forts and 2 castles.
Nearest to Roundstone
It is Rosie McGurran, 500 m from the middle. Rosie McGurran is an art gallery.
Where they are
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Roundstone is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
Most are castles or historic places, 5 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Roundstone. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (Connemara National Park).
The list in full
The one inside Roundstone comes first, then 7 more within 40 km.
What is in or close to Roundstone 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 Roundstone → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Roundstone →
For a longer trip
The 7 places within 40 km on our list start here.
2National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceConnemara National Park17 km north
3Abbey or prioryKylemore Abbey18 km northFort4FortDun Aengus32 km southFort5FortDún Dúchathair36 km southeastCastle6CastleCastlekirk29 km eastCastle7CastleArkin's Castle37 km southeastMuseumMuseumGlengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience37 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Clifden →
Visiting Roundstone: questions
What are the main attractions in Roundstone?
The place to visit inside Roundstone’s urban area is Rosie McGurran. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Roundstone have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Roundstone: Rosie McGurran.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Roundstone?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Connemara National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 17 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Roundstone?
Within 40 km: Connemara National Park (17 km), Kylemore Abbey (18 km), Dun Aengus (32 km), Dún Dúchathair (36 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 (2)
- Connemara National Park: Dr. Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylemore Abbey: Textman at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: Textman ), CC BY-SA 2.5, 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).