Kells High Crosses and more near Carlanstown
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 6 of 8. All of them lie outside Carlanstown. Beyond the town, the best known is Slane Castle, 19 km off.
The first to see around Carlanstown
Behind Kells High Crosses on the list are a castle, a museum and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseKells High Crosses4.2 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleRobertstown Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKells Courthouse - Tourism and Cultural Hub3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKells Historic Trail3.9 km outside town, to the southwestChurchChurchSt Columba's Church4.1 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseSpire of Lloyd and People's Park4.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
To the southwest is where most of the 8 lie.
The dashed line is Carlanstown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (6) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Carlanstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Carlanstown
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 8 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Carlanstown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carlanstown →
Beyond the town
Head 19 km out for Slane Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleSlane Castle19 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle23 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey25 km east
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower28 km east
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey22 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey27 km west
CastleCabra Castle18 km north
CastleClonyn Castle24 km southwest
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey36 km southCastleCastleDunmoe Castle17 km southeast
CastleAthlumney Castle16 km southeast
CastleDurhamstown Castle12 km southPlaces well known beyond Carlanstown (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.
Asked about places to visit in Carlanstown
What is there to see near Carlanstown?
No attraction is mapped inside Carlanstown itself. Within 5 km of it are Kells High Crosses, Robertstown Castle, Kells Courthouse - Tourism and Cultural Hub and Kells Historic Trail.
Does Carlanstown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carlanstown: Kells Courthouse - Tourism and Cultural Hub and Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carlanstown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Trim Castle (Office of Public Works), 23 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Carlanstown?
Within 40 km: Slane Castle (19 km), Trim Castle (23 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (25 km), Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (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 (12)
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fore Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonyn Castle: Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athlumney Castle: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durhamstown Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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