The nearest draw to Portmagee: Kerry Cliffs, 2.1 km away
Among the places to visit in and near Portmagee are 3 natural landscapes, 2 historic houses and an attraction. There is no place to visit inside Portmagee’s urban area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 2 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. A day out reaches Ballycarbery Castle, 10 km away.
Just outside Portmagee, the best known
Along with Kerry Cliffs, see 3 natural landscapes, a historic house and an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Out at 4.9 km is Valentia Slate, the farthest.
The dashed line is Portmagee’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, national parks, landscapes or islands (3).
Green: inside Portmagee. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Portmagee
The list runs to 8 places, all 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 Portmagee → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Portmagee →
Further away
Most famous of the 11 is Ballycarbery Castle, 10 km from the centre.
FortCaherdaniel23 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksDerrynane House21 km southeastFortFortDunbeg Fort25 km northAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryChurch Island - Valentia Harbour8.4 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDerrynane Abbey21 km southeastCastleCastleRahinnane Castle29 km northCastleCastleGallarus Castle32 km northMuseumMuseumAllihies Copper Mine Museum35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Portmagee (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.
Quick answers on Portmagee
What is there to see near Portmagee?
No attraction is mapped inside Portmagee itself. Within 5 km of it are Kerry Cliffs, Portmagee Harbour, Valentia Slate and Bray Head.
Does Portmagee have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Portmagee: Skellig Experience Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Portmagee?
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 Portmagee?
Within 40 km: Ballycarbery Castle (10 km), Ballinskelligs Abbey (10 km), Ballinskelligs Castle (9.8 km), Caherdaniel (23 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 (1)
- Caherdaniel: 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).