Ballymalis Castle heads the list around Beaufort
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Beaufort’s urban area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 castles and a historic site to choose from. Further out, Killarney National Park is 10 km away.
The best known around Beaufort
Following Ballymalis Castle are a castle and a historic site.
CastleBallymalis Castle3.4 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleDunloe Castle700 m outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteDunloe Ogham Stones500 m outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the south.
The dashed line is Beaufort’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 3 in all.
Green: inside Beaufort. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Beaufort → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beaufort →
Big names nearby
Out of town, Killarney National Park (10 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney7.9 km east
CastleRoss Castle7.6 km southeast
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms11 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary11 km southeast
CastleParkavonear Castle5.4 km east
AttractionLadies View12 km south
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral31 km north
FortCaherconree21 km northwest
ChurchAghadoe Church5.4 km eastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeCrag Cave24 km northeast
CastleDromore Castle24 km southPlaces well known beyond Beaufort (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.
Visiting Beaufort: questions
What is there to see near Beaufort?
No attraction is mapped inside Beaufort itself. Within 5 km of it are Ballymalis Castle, Dunloe Castle and Dunloe Ogham Stones.
Does Beaufort have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Beaufort.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Beaufort?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 10 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Beaufort?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (10 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (7.9 km), Ross Castle (7.6 km), Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms (11 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)
- Ballymalis Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parkavonear Castle: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ladies View: Tony Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherconree: Stephen Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aghadoe Church: Berthold Strucken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Public domain, 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).