Trips from Kilberry, starting with Rheban Castle
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Kilberry’s urban area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 castles and 2 museums. Beyond the town, the best known is Carlow Castle, 23 km off.
Top of the list around Kilberry
The list goes on from Rheban Castle to 2 museums and a castle.
CastleRheban Castle1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWhites Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumShackleton Experience5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumTown Hall5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Kilberry’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
Count 2 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Kilberry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kilberry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilberry →
Big names nearby
The 12 days out are led by Carlow Castle, 23 km away.
CastleCarlow Castle23 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court14 km northwest
CastleRock of Dunamase13 km west
CastleBallyloughan Castle28 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary23 km south
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands32 km east
CastleBallymoon Castle38 km south
Heritage railwayStradbally Woodland Railway9.4 km west
FortDún Ailinne18 km northeast
MuseumDunmore Cave37 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyard19 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey23 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Kilberry (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 Kilberry: questions
What is there to see near Kilberry?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilberry itself. Within 5 km of it are Rheban Castle, Whites Castle, Shackleton Experience and Town Hall.
Does Kilberry have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kilberry: Shackleton Experience and Town Hall.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilberry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 14 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kilberry?
Within 40 km: Carlow Castle (23 km), Emo Court (14 km), Rock of Dunamase (13 km), Ballyloughan Castle (28 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 (15)
- Rheban Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whites Castle: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackleton Experience: Brian Lenehan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stradbally Woodland Railway: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, 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
- Baltinglass Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).