What to see around Ballycastle
One place to visit we list is in Ballycastle or within 5 km of its edge: The Ballinglen Museum of Art. Travel 36 km and you reach Wild Nephin National Park. Within 40 km you can choose from 8, 3 abbeys or priories and 3 cathedrals among them.
Nearby first
Closest at 400 m is The Ballinglen Museum of Art.
Map view
Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Ballycastle is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Most common are castles or historic places: 7 of 9.
Green: inside Ballycastle. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (Wild Nephin National Park).
Each place in turn
The one inside Ballycastle comes first, then 8 more within 40 km.
Rathfran Abbey
Former Dominican Friary and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala
Church in Killala, County Mayo, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballycastle 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 Ballycastle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballycastle →
A day out from Ballycastle
8 places within 40 km make our list, best known first.
2National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park36 km southwest
3Abbey or prioryRathfran Abbey9.2 km southeast
4CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral23 km southeast
5CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen23 km southeast
6Abbey or prioryMoyne Abbey15 km southeast
7CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Killala12 km southeast
Abbey or prioryRosserk Abbey19 km southeast
CastleRappa Castle17 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
What visitors ask about Ballycastle
What are the main attractions in Ballycastle?
The place to visit inside Ballycastle’s urban area is The Ballinglen Museum of Art. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Ballycastle have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballycastle: The Ballinglen Museum of Art.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballycastle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wild Nephin National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 36 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ballycastle?
Within 40 km: Wild Nephin National Park (36 km), Rathfran Abbey (9.2 km), St. Muredack's Cathedral (23 km), Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen (23 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)
- Wild Nephin National Park: Youngbillyhappy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathfran Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Muredack's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moyne Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).