Photo: Sarah777 at en.wikipedia · Public domainPlaces to visit near Summerhill
The one place on our list close to Summerhill is Dangan Castle, within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Trim Castle, at 8.9 km. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 museums and 2 castles.
Nearest to Summerhill
Setting out from the centre, Dangan Castle is 2.9 km away. Dangan Castle is a former stately home in County Meath.
1Map of the places
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Summerhill is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (6); next, museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Summerhill. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
5 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Trim Castle, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol and Saint Stephen's Green, and 1 more).
Near Summerhill
13 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
National Museum of Ireland
National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
Christ Church Cathedral
Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
What is in or close to Summerhill comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Summerhill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Summerhill →
For a day out
These lead the 12 within 40 km.
2Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle8.9 km northwestCastle3Castle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle35 km southeast
Big draw4MuseumNational Museum of Ireland35 km southeast · 783K visitors a year
5CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral34 km southeast
Big draw6ZooDublin Zoo31 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
7MuseumNational Library of Ireland35 km southeast
Historic houseLeinster House35 km southeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral34 km southeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol32 km southeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green35 km southeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland35 km southeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty35 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Trim →
Summerhill, answered
What is there to see near Summerhill?
No attraction is mapped inside Summerhill itself. Within 5 km of it are Dangan Castle.
Does Summerhill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Summerhill.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Summerhill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Trim Castle (Office of Public Works), 8.9 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Summerhill?
Within 40 km: Trim Castle (8.9 km), Dublin Castle (35 km), National Museum of Ireland (35 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (34 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 (6)
- Dangan Castle: J. Stirling Coyne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 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).