Jigginstown Castle and more: what to see in Naas
There are 2 places to visit inside Naas’ urban area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 historic houses and an art gallery, among others. Dublin Castle is worth a day, 30 km from the centre.
Best known, in and near Naas
Following Jigginstown Castle are an art gallery and a historic house.
Historic houseJigginstown Castlein townArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Galleryin townHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard2.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
The map stretches to Bodenstown Graveyard, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Naas’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Naas. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The 2 inside Naas come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Naas come first, best known 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 Naas → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Naas →
Big names nearby
Best known of the 12 within reach is Dublin Castle, at 30 km.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral29 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland30 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland30 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo28 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House30 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough32 km southeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral30 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol27 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green30 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland31 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty30 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Naas (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 Naas: questions
What are the main attractions in Naas?
The best known inside Naas’ urban area are Jigginstown Castle and Tuckmill Gallery. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Naas have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Naas: Tuckmill Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Naas?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 30 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Naas?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (30 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (29 km), National Museum of Ireland (30 km), National Library of Ireland (30 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)
- Jigginstown Castle: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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).