Out from Two Mile House: Jigginstown Castle and more
The best-known day out from Two Mile House is Dublin Castle, 35 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Two Mile House’s urban area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Just outside Two Mile House, the best known
After Jigginstown Castle comes a historic house.
Historic houseJigginstown Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseHarristown House3.2 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.
Where to go
The map stretches to Jigginstown Castle, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Two Mile House’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Two Mile House. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Two Mile House → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Two Mile House →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Dublin Castle (35 km) is first of the 12.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough30 km southeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland35 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral34 km northeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands9 km east
MuseumNational Library of Ireland35 km northeast
Historic houseLeinster House35 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo34 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park26 km southeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral35 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green35 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol32 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Two Mile House (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.
What visitors ask about Two Mile House
What is there to see near Two Mile House?
No attraction is mapped inside Two Mile House itself. Within 5 km of it are Jigginstown Castle and Harristown House.
Does Two Mile House have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Two Mile House.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Two Mile House?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 35 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Two Mile House?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (35 km), Glendalough (30 km), National Museum of Ireland (35 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (34 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
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, 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
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, 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).