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Castle Gurteen de la Poer
Attractions in Clonmel

Start with The Main Guard: the sights of Clonmel

Castles or historic places make up 5 of the 7 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the 5 inside Clonmel’s urban area. Here, one place is kept up by the Office of Public Works. The centre alone has 4 within 1 km. Out of town, Rock of Cashel is 22 km away.

Photo: Castle Gurteen de la Poer, Irishtree (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Clonmel
5
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Start here in Clonmel

Alongside The Main Guard you find 2 castles, a church and a museum.

MuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksThe Main Guardin townCastleCastleCarey's Castlein townChurchChurchOld St Mary's Church, Clonmelin townMuseumMuseumTipperary Museum of Hidden History and Forge Experience by Horse Countryin townHistoric siteHistoric siteCrusader's Gravein townCastleCastle Gurteen de la Poer3.9 km outside town, to the east

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

Mapped around Clonmel

Castle Gurteen de la Poer marks the outer edge, 7.6 km away.

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

By kind

A breakdown by kind

There are more castles or historic places (5) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 church · 1 historic site · 1 abbey or priory3 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (The Main Guard).

Every place

Everything on the list

5 in town lead, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 5 inside Clonmel 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 Clonmel → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clonmel →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Rock of Cashel, at 22 km, heads the 12.

CastleRock of Cashel22 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle15 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle20 km eastCastleKilcash Castle13 km eastCastleLismore Castle29 km southwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles37 km northAbbey or prioryHore Abbey22 km northwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Priory15 km westAbbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey22 km southwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbey22 km northwestAbbey or prioryHolycross Abbey33 km northAbbey or prioryAthassel Priory23 km northwest

Places well known beyond Clonmel (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.

Places to visit in Clonmel: questions

What are the main attractions in Clonmel?

The best known inside Clonmel’s urban area are The Main Guard, Carey's Castle, Old St Mary's Church, Clonmel and Tipperary Museum of Hidden History and Forge Experience by Horse Country. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Clonmel have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clonmel: The Main Guard and Tipperary Museum of Hidden History and Forge Experience by Horse Country.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Clonmel, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (The Main Guard).

What are the best-known days out near Clonmel?

Within 40 km: Rock of Cashel (22 km), Cahir Castle (15 km), Ormond Castle (20 km), Kilcash Castle (13 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).