Visit Duleek Abbey in Duleek
Visitors to Duleek can choose from 2 attractions, 2 visitor farms and an abbey or priory. The urban area itself has one place on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its edge. Here, 2 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. Slane Castle lies 11 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Top of the list in Duleek
Alongside Duleek Abbey you find a castle, a national park and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryDuleek Abbeyin town
CastleAthcarne Castle3.3 km outside town, to the southNational parkNational parkBrú na Bóinne national park3.1 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksBrú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access3.1 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksNewgrange4.5 km outside town, to the northwestVisitor farmVisitor farmRed Mountain Open Farm2.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Head northwest for most of the 8 just outside.
The dashed line is Duleek’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then other attractions (2).
Green: inside Duleek. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access and Newgrange).
All 9 on the list
The one inside Duleek comes first, then 8 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Duleek 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 Duleek → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Duleek →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 11 km out for Slane Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleSlane Castle11 km northwestCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle37 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey9.8 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland37 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral37 km south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland37 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo34 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House37 km south
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower13 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral36 km south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland37 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green37 km southPlaces well known beyond Duleek (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.
What people ask about Duleek
What are the main attractions in Duleek?
The place to visit inside Duleek’s urban area is Duleek Abbey. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Duleek have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Duleek: Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre - Newgrange and Knowth.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Duleek?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Duleek, 2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access and Newgrange).
What are the best-known days out near Duleek?
Within 40 km: Slane Castle (11 km), Dublin Castle (37 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (9.8 km), National Museum of Ireland (37 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)
- Duleek Abbey: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athcarne Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, 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).