Nothing mapped in Oldcastle itself; Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs is the nearest draw
Nothing on our list is inside Oldcastle’s urban area; the 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 gardens, an attraction and a historic house. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the Office of Public Works. The best-known trip out is to Kells High Crosses, 19 km away.
Around Oldcastle: where to begin
After Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs, look out for 2 gardens, a historic house and a natural landscape.
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 layout
Of the 6 nearby, most are to the southeast.
The dashed line is Oldcastle’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
Gardens or estates are the biggest group (2), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Oldcastle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs).
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Oldcastle itself; these 6 are 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 Oldcastle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oldcastle →
Names further out
Kells High Crosses, at 19 km, heads the 12.
Historic houseKells High Crosses19 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey11 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle34 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King30 km southwest
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim29 km northwest
CastleSlane Castle40 km east
CastleTullynally Castle15 km southwest
CastleClonyn Castle18 km south
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey37 km southeast
MuseumCavan County Museum11 km north
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey37 km south
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Oldcastle (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.
Know before you go to Oldcastle
What is there to see near Oldcastle?
No attraction is mapped inside Oldcastle itself. Within 5 km of it are Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs, The Poppy Garden, Loughcrew Historic Gardens and Loughcrew Cairns.
Does Oldcastle have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Oldcastle.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Oldcastle?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Oldcastle, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs).
What are the best-known days out near Oldcastle?
Within 40 km: Kells High Crosses (19 km), Fore Abbey (11 km), Trim Castle (34 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (30 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
- Fore Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tullynally Castle: Peter Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonyn Castle: Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cavan County Museum: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).