Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Out and about near Castletown
The one place on our list close to Castletown is Gash Gardens, within 5 km of its edge. Travel 6.2 km and you reach Aghaboe Abbey. 12 places lie within 40 km, 7 castles and 2 museums among them.
The nearest place to visit
A trip of 800 m reaches Gash Gardens.
The lie of the land
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Castletown is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Count 10 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Castletown. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Emo Court).
Everything to see
Look within 40 km for all 13.
Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles
Church in Thurles, Ireland.
Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House
Castle in County Tipperary, Ireland.
What is in or close to Castletown 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 Castletown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castletown →
A trip from Castletown
These lead the 12 within 40 km.
2Abbey or prioryAghaboe Abbey6.2 km south
3CastleLeap Castle22 km west
4CastleKilkenny Castle40 km southeast
5CastleBirr Castle31 km northwest
6Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court25 km northeast
7CastleRock of Dunamase20 km east
CastleGardens at Castle Durrow16 km southeast
CastleCullahill Castle18 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles39 km southwest
CastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House21 km west
MuseumDunmore Cave32 km southeast
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral39 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Abbeyleix →
Planning a visit to Castletown
What is there to see near Castletown?
No attraction is mapped inside Castletown itself. Within 5 km of it are Gash Gardens.
Does Castletown have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Castletown.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castletown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 25 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Castletown?
Within 40 km: Aghaboe Abbey (6.2 km), Leap Castle (22 km), Kilkenny Castle (40 km), Birr Castle (31 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)
- Aghaboe Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, 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).