Visit Ballitore Library & Quaker Museum in Ballitore
Mapped inside Ballitore’s urban area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. The mix takes in a museum, a historic house and a garden. Travel 33 km and you reach Glendalough.
Highlights of Ballitore
Then come a historic house and a garden, behind Ballitore Library & Quaker Museum.
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 layout
At the edge of the map sits Burtown House Gardens, 4 km out.
The dashed line is Ballitore’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
The list holds a museum, a historic house and a garden.
Green: inside Ballitore. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The one inside Ballitore comes 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 Ballitore → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballitore →
Days out
Of the 12 day trips, Glendalough (33 km) is the best known.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough33 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park28 km east
CastleCarlow Castle21 km south
CastleBallyloughan Castle20 km south
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands22 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary21 km south
FortDún Ailinne12 km north
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey11 km southeast
CastleBallymoon Castle35 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court27 km west
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard11 km south
CastleRock of Dunamase26 km westPlaces well known beyond Ballitore (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.
Questions about Ballitore’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Ballitore?
The place to visit inside Ballitore’s urban area is Ballitore Library & Quaker Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Ballitore have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballitore: Ballitore Library & Quaker Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballitore?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 27 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Ballitore?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (33 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (28 km), Carlow Castle (21 km), Ballyloughan Castle (20 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 (12)
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baltinglass Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).