Around Kill, start with Kilteel Castle
Nothing on our list is inside Kill’s urban area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a historic house and a historic site. Travel 24 km and you reach Dublin Castle.
Just outside Kill, the best known
Then come a historic house, a historic site and an art gallery, behind Kilteel Castle.
CastleKilteel Castle3.7 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard4.2 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteOughterard Round Tower3.1 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Gallery4.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Furthest out is Bodenstown Graveyard, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Kill’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Kill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Its 4 places all lie 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 Kill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kill →
Day trips
Best known of the 12 within reach is Dublin Castle, at 24 km.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral24 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland25 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland25 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo23 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House25 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol22 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral24 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green25 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland25 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty24 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Kill (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 Kill: questions
What is there to see near Kill?
No attraction is mapped inside Kill itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilteel Castle, Bodenstown Graveyard, Oughterard Round Tower and Tuckmill Gallery.
Does Kill have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kill: Tuckmill Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kill?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (24 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (24 km), National Museum of Ireland (25 km), National Library of Ireland (25 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)
- Kilteel Castle: Bogman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, 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).