Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0Where to go near Mountrath
The one place on our list close to Mountrath is Gash Gardens, within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Leap Castle is 23 km away. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 6 castles and 3 abbeys or priories.
Nearby first
Start with Gash Gardens, 3.4 km away.
Where they are
The 7 numbers match the tiles below.
Mountrath is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
Castles or historic places number 9, gardens or estates 2.
Green: inside Mountrath. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Emo Court, Heywood House Gardens and Kilcooley Abbey).
The full list
These 13 are within 40 km, none in town.
What is in or close to Mountrath 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 Mountrath → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mountrath →
A trip from Mountrath
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2CastleLeap Castle23 km west
3CastleBirr Castle31 km west
4Abbey or prioryAghaboe Abbey9.1 km south
5Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court22 km northeast
6CastleRock of Dunamase18 km east
7CastleGardens at Castle Durrow18 km south
CastleCullahill Castle21 km south
CastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House22 km west
MuseumDunmore Cave33 km southeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksHeywood House Gardens17 km southeast
Abbey or prioryThe Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph26 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey37 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Abbeyleix →
What people ask about Mountrath
What is there to see near Mountrath?
No attraction is mapped inside Mountrath itself. Within 5 km of it are Gash Gardens.
Does Mountrath have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Mountrath.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Mountrath?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 22 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mountrath?
Within 40 km: Leap Castle (23 km), Birr Castle (31 km), Aghaboe Abbey (9.1 km), Emo Court (22 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)
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aghaboe Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardens at Castle Durrow: GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki, 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).