What to see in Knightstown, from Cablemaster's Residence on
Around Knightstown, the places to visit include 4 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory. Mapped inside Knightstown’s urban area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 8. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Out of town, Ballinskelligs Abbey is 12 km away.
What Knightstown is known for
Then come 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory, behind Cablemaster's Residence.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Of the 8 nearby, most are to the northeast.
The dashed line is Knightstown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Castles or historic places number 5, museums or galleries 4.
Green: inside Knightstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Knightstown
2 in town lead, with 8 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
Church Island - Valentia Harbour
Ruined early Christian monastic site and National Monument in Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland.
The 2 inside Knightstown come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Knightstown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Knightstown →
Further afield
Day trips number 11; the best known is Ballinskelligs Abbey, 12 km off.
FortCaherdaniel21 km southeastCastleCastleBallinskelligs Castle11 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksDerrynane House21 km southeastFortFortDunbeg Fort22 km northAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDerrynane Abbey21 km southeastCastleCastleRahinnane Castle26 km northCastleCastleGallarus Castle29 km north
CastleDromore Castle40 km east
GardenDerreen Gardens39 km southeastMuseumMuseumAllihies Copper Mine Museum36 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Knightstown (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.
Practical questions about Knightstown
What are the main attractions in Knightstown?
The best known inside Knightstown’s urban area are Cablemaster's Residence and Valentia Island Heritage Centre. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Knightstown have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Knightstown: Valentia Island Heritage Centre, Valentia Island Lighthouse, Sea Synergy Marine Awareness & Activity Centre and The Old Barracks.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Knightstown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Derrynane House (Office of Public Works), 21 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Knightstown?
Within 40 km: Ballinskelligs Abbey (12 km), Caherdaniel (21 km), Ballinskelligs Castle (11 km), Derrynane House (21 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 (3)
- Caherdaniel: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derreen Gardens: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).