Athassel Priory heads the list around Golden
A day out from Golden leads to Rock of Cashel, 5.9 km away. There is no place to visit inside Golden’s urban area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Golden
An abbey or priory follows Athassel Priory.
Abbey or prioryAthassel Priory1.9 km outside town, to the southAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAthassel Abbey2.4 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Athassel Abbey, 3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Golden’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Golden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Here are the 2 places 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 Golden → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Golden →
A drive away
Rock of Cashel, at 5.9 km, heads the 12.
CastleRock of Cashel5.9 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle15 km south
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey5.4 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbey6 km east
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel5.7 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles23 km northeast
Abbey or prioryHolycross Abbey17 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Priory14 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksGrallagh Castle17 km northeast
AttractionMitchelstown Cave23 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey33 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Golden (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.
Asked about places to visit in Golden
What is there to see near Golden?
No attraction is mapped inside Golden itself. Within 5 km of it are Athassel Priory and Athassel Abbey.
Does Golden have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Golden.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Golden?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Cahir Castle (Office of Public Works), 15 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Golden?
Within 40 km: Rock of Cashel (5.9 km), Cahir Castle (15 km), Hore Abbey (5.4 km), St. Dominic's Abbey (6 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)
- Athassel Priory: Jschroeder85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hore Abbey: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Dominic's Abbey: Chris06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral, Cashel: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holycross Abbey: Sarah777, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grallagh Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchelstown Cave: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcooley Abbey: Edvardforeve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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