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Shrule Castle
Attractions in Shrule

Visit Shrule Castle in Shrule

One place to visit is mapped inside Shrule’s urban area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 castles and an abbey or priory. A drive of 17 km brings you to Aughnanure Castle.

Photo: Shrule Castle, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Shrule
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Shrule

Behind Shrule Castle on the list are an abbey or priory and a castle.

CastleShrule Castlein townAbbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey5 km outside town, to the southwestCastleKinlough Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Mapped

Furthest out is Ross Errilly Abbey, at 5.7 km.

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

By kind

Which kinds

Every one of them is among castles or historic places.

Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

All the places to visit

The one inside Shrule comes first, then 2 more within 5 km of its edge.

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

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Leading the 12 is Aughnanure Castle, 17 km away; they include 6 castles and 3 cathedrals.

CastleAughnanure Castle17 km southwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary16 km eastAbbey or prioryCong Abbey13 km westCathedralGalway Cathedral28 km southMuseumGalway City Museum29 km south · 162K visitors a year (2011)CastleCastle Hackett8.9 km southeastCastleFeartagar Castle11 km northeastCastleAthenry Castle34 km southeastCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral, Tuam16 km eastCastleAghalard Castle14 km westCastleCaherduff Castle11 km westMuseumMuseumThe Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop13 km west

Places well known beyond Shrule (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.

Visiting Shrule: questions

What are the main attractions in Shrule?

The place to visit inside Shrule’s urban area is Shrule Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Shrule have a museum?

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

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

None is recorded within 5 km of Shrule.

What are the best-known days out near Shrule?

Within 40 km: Aughnanure Castle (17 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (16 km), Cong Abbey (13 km), Galway Cathedral (28 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).