Out from Kilcullen: Dún Ailinne and more
Nothing is mapped inside Kilcullen’s urban area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a fort, a historic house and a museum. Travel 40 km and you reach Dublin Castle.
The names to know near Kilcullen
Next to Dún Ailinne, the best known are a historic house, a museum and a historic site.
FortDún Ailinne1.5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseHarristown House2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum5 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteKilcullen Round Tower1.4 km 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.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Curragh Military Museum, 6 km out.
The dashed line is Kilcullen’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
3 of the 4 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Kilcullen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
4 places make the list, every one 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 Kilcullen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilcullen →
Further afield
Dublin Castle, at 40 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough31 km southeast
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral39 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park26 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands12 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo39 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral39 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green40 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty40 km northeast
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art38 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle38 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kilcullen (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.
Seeing Kilcullen: questions
What is there to see near Kilcullen?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilcullen itself. Within 5 km of it are Dún Ailinne, Harristown House, Curragh Military Museum and Kilcullen Round Tower.
Does Kilcullen have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kilcullen: Curragh Military Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilcullen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 40 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kilcullen?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (40 km), Glendalough (31 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (39 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (26 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)
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 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).