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Attractions in Callan

Out and about near Callan

One place to visit we list is in Callan or within 5 km of its edge: Edmund Rice Heritage Centre. Further afield, the best known is Kilkenny Castle, at 15 km. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 4 cathedrals and 4 abbeys or priories among them.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
15 km
Kilkenny Castle
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by

Near at hand

At 1.3 km out, Edmund Rice Heritage Centre comes first.

Museum1MuseumEdmund Rice Heritage Centre300 m outside town, to the northwest
The map

Where to find them

The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.

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Callan is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Sorted by kind

11 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 cathedrals · 4 abbeys or priories · 3 castles0 in town · 11 nearby

Green: inside Callan. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Jerpoint Abbey, Ormond Castle, Kells Priory and Kilcooley Abbey).

Every place

Near Callan

Each of the 13 is within 40 km.

What is in or close to Callan 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 Callan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Callan →

A day out

Trips out

Here is what lies within 40 km: the pick of 12.

2CastleKilkenny Castle15 km northeast3CastleRock of Cashel34 km west4CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral15 km northeast5Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey16 km east6CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower15 km northeast7Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle22 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKells Priory8.1 km eastAbbey or prioryBlack Abbey15 km northeastMuseumDunmore Cave23 km northeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey19 km northwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles32 km northwestCathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford37 km southeast

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Kilkenny →

Places to visit in Callan: questions

What is there to see near Callan?

No attraction is mapped inside Callan itself. Within 5 km of it are Edmund Rice Heritage Centre.

Does Callan have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Callan: Edmund Rice Heritage Centre.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Callan?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Jerpoint Abbey (Office of Public Works), 16 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Callan?

Within 40 km: Kilkenny Castle (15 km), Rock of Cashel (34 km), Saint Marys Cathedral (15 km), Jerpoint Abbey (16 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)

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).