Start with Ulster Canal Stores Visitor Centre: the sights of Clones
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 3 of 5. The urban area itself has 4 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its edge. Within 1 km of the middle there are 4 of them. Allow a day for The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, 22 km off.
The names to know in Clones
The list goes on from Ulster Canal Stores Visitor Centre to a museum, an abbey or priory and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Hilton Park, 5.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Clones’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Count 3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Clones. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
The 4 inside Clones come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 4 inside Clones come first, best known 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 Clones → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clones →
Beyond the town
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, at 22 km, heads the 6.
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim22 km south
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan19 km east
CastleCastle Leslie27 km northeast
CastleCloughoughter Castle24 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral25 km southwest
MuseumCavan County Museum35 km southPlaces well known beyond Clones (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.
Your questions on Clones
What are the main attractions in Clones?
The best known inside Clones’ urban area are Ulster Canal Stores Visitor Centre, The Cassandra Hand Centre, Abbey Ruins and Clones Round Tower. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Clones have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clones: Ulster Canal Stores Visitor Centre and The Cassandra Hand Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Clones?
None is recorded within 5 km of Clones.
What are the best-known days out near Clones?
Within 40 km: The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim (22 km), St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan (19 km), Castle Leslie (27 km), Cloughoughter Castle (24 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)
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Leslie: Lukiebaggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloughoughter Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cavan County Museum: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).