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Old Mellifont Abbey
Attractions in Collon

A historic house to see in Collon: Collon House

Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 3 of 5. The urban area itself has one place on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by the Office of Public Works. Further afield lies Slane Castle, at 9.2 km.

Photo: Old Mellifont Abbey, Hopmans at nl.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Collon
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

What Collon is known for

Beyond Collon House, there are an abbey or priory, a historic house and a museum.

Historic houseHistoric houseCollon Housein townAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey3.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumIrish Military Museum & Park1.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionElizabeth Drummond Tower2.5 km outside town, to the southeast

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

How they lie

The 4 outside town cluster to the southeast.

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

By kind

What is on offer

Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Old Mellifont Abbey).

Every place

In Collon first, then nearby

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its edge.

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

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Slane Castle (9.2 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CastleSlane Castle9.2 km southwestHistoric houseKells High Crosses27 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle32 km southwestCastleArdee Castle9.2 km northwestAbbey or prioryBective Abbey26 km southwestCastle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle35 km northeastCastleSwords Castle40 km southeastCastleAthclare Castle7 km northeastCastleRoodstown Castle10 km northCastleBarmeath Castle11 km northeastCastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens30 km southeastCastleCastleDunmoe Castle15 km southwest

Places well known beyond Collon (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.

Before a day out in Collon

What are the main attractions in Collon?

The place to visit inside Collon’s urban area is Collon House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Collon have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Collon: Irish Military Museum & Park.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Collon, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Old Mellifont Abbey).

What are the best-known days out near Collon?

Within 40 km: Slane Castle (9.2 km), Kells High Crosses (27 km), Trim Castle (32 km), Ardee Castle (9.2 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 (13)

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).