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Kilkenny Castle
Attractions in Gowran

A church to see in Gowran: St Mary's Church Gowran

The best-known day out from Gowran is Kilkenny Castle, 13 km away. We list one place to visit inside Gowran’s urban area and another within 5 km of its edge. They include a church and a museum.

Photo: Kilkenny Castle, Tolivero~commonswiki (Public domain)
In Gowran
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

First stops in Gowran

Beyond St Mary's Church Gowran, there is a museum.

ChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Gowranin townMuseumMuseumGoodly Barrow Museum4.5 km outside town, to the east

Each 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

Plotted on the map

The outermost point is Goodly Barrow Museum, at 5.2 km.

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The dashed line is Gowran’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What you can see

It comes down to a church and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 church1 in town

Green: inside Gowran. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All the places to visit

The one inside Gowran comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Gowran comes 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 Gowran → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gowran →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Allow a day for Kilkenny Castle, 13 km away, the pick of 12.

CastleKilkenny Castle13 km westCastleBallymoon Castle13 km northeastCathedralSaint Marys Cathedral13 km westAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey15 km southwestCathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower13 km westCastleShankill Castle and Gardens6.9 km northeastCastleClara Castle7.3 km northwestCastleCarlow Castle25 km northAbbey or prioryDuiske Abbey12 km southeastMuseumDunmore Cave17 km northwestAbbey or prioryBlack Abbey13 km westCastleBallyloughan Castle30 km northeast

Places well known beyond Gowran (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.

Questions about Gowran’s attractions

What are the main attractions in Gowran?

The place to visit inside Gowran’s urban area is St Mary's Church Gowran. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Gowran have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Gowran: Goodly Barrow Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Jerpoint Abbey (Office of Public Works), 15 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Gowran?

Within 40 km: Kilkenny Castle (13 km), Ballymoon Castle (13 km), Saint Marys Cathedral (13 km), Jerpoint Abbey (15 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)

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).