Photo: liam murphy · CC BY-SA 2.0What to see around Kilmead
One place to visit we list is in Kilmead or within 5 km of its edge: Burtown House Gardens. Allow a day for Glendalough, 38 km off. 12 places lie within 40 km, 5 castles and 2 abbeys or priories among them.
Closest to Kilmead
Leaving the centre, Burtown House Gardens comes first, at 4.5 km.
The places, mapped
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Kilmead is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Most common are castles or historic places: 10 of 13.
Green: inside Kilmead. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Emo Court).
All the places to visit
Look within 40 km for all 13.
What is in or close to Kilmead comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kilmead → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilmead →
Worth a trip
A day out could take in any of the 12 within 40 km.
2Abbey or prioryGlendalough38 km east
3National parkWicklow Mountains National Park34 km east
4CastleCarlow Castle22 km south
5CastleBallyloughan Castle23 km south
6Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands25 km northeast
7Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court22 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary22 km south
FortDún Ailinne12 km northeast
CastleRock of Dunamase21 km west
CastleBallymoon Castle37 km south
CastleRheban Castle9.2 km west
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey16 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Athy →
Practical questions about Kilmead
What is there to see near Kilmead?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilmead itself. Within 5 km of it are Burtown House Gardens.
Does Kilmead have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kilmead.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilmead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 22 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Kilmead?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (38 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (34 km), Carlow Castle (22 km), Ballyloughan Castle (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 (6)
- 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
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, 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).