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Clonard Abbey
Attractions in Longwood

What is near Longwood: Clonard Abbey first

Trim Castle, 14 km from Longwood, is the best-known trip nearby. No place to visit is mapped inside Longwood’s urban area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are an abbey or priory and a castle to choose from.

Photo: Clonard Abbey, Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Longwood
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list around Longwood

A castle follows Clonard Abbey.

Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey4.9 km outside town, to the westCastleDonore Castle3.8 km outside town, to the north

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

Where they are

The farthest of them, Clonard Abbey, is 5.4 km out.

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

By kind

The mix

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

Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

2 places make the list, every one 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 Longwood → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longwood →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Allow a day for Trim Castle, 14 km away, the pick of 12.

Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle14 km northeastHistoric houseKells High Crosses31 km northCathedralCathedral of Christ the King29 km westAbbey or prioryBective Abbey21 km northeastCastleSlane Castle37 km northeastCastleDangan Castle13 km northeastHistoric house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House29 km southeastCastleMaynooth Castle23 km eastCastleCastleCarbury Castle11 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey32 km northwestCastleClonyn Castle21 km northwestCathedralTrim Cathedral15 km northeast

Places well known beyond Longwood (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.

Good to know in Longwood

What is there to see near Longwood?

No attraction is mapped inside Longwood itself. Within 5 km of it are Clonard Abbey and Donore Castle.

Does Longwood have a museum?

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

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Trim Castle (Office of Public Works), 14 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Longwood?

Within 40 km: Trim Castle (14 km), Kells High Crosses (31 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (29 km), Bective Abbey (21 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)

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).