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Athclare Castle
Attractions in Dunleer

What to see from Dunleer: Athclare Castle first

From Dunleer, the big name within reach is Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower, 5.8 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Dunleer’s urban area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge.

Photo: Athclare Castle, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Dunleer
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Dunleer

After Athclare Castle comes a castle.

CastleAthclare Castle1.1 km outside town, to the southCastleBarmeath Castle2.1 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

The layout

Out at 3.9 km is Barmeath Castle, the farthest.

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

By kind

The list by type

They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.

Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Full list of places

Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Dunleer → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dunleer →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

First of the 12 big names within reach is Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower, 5.8 km away.

Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower5.8 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey11 km southwestCastleSlane Castle17 km southwestHistoric houseKells High Crosses34 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle28 km northeastCastleArdee Castle9.9 km westCastleRoodstown Castle7.8 km northwestAbbey or prioryBective Abbey34 km southwestCastleTermonfeckin Castle11 km southeastCastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens31 km southeastCastleCastle Roche25 km northTheme parkEmerald Park32 km south

Places well known beyond Dunleer (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.

Know before you go to Dunleer

What is there to see near Dunleer?

No attraction is mapped inside Dunleer itself. Within 5 km of it are Athclare Castle and Barmeath Castle.

Does Dunleer have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Dunleer.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Old Mellifont Abbey (Office of Public Works), 11 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Dunleer?

Within 40 km: Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (5.8 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (11 km), Slane Castle (17 km), Kells High Crosses (34 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 (14)

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).