Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0From Newcastle: Cahir Castle and other trips
Newcastle has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Cahir Castle, 14 km away. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 6 castles and 3 abbeys or priories.
Getting your bearings
Numbered 1 to 6, the places follow the tiles below.
Newcastle is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 11 of the 12.
Green: inside Newcastle. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Cahir Castle, Ormond Castle and Cahir Priory).
The complete list
All of it lies within 40 km: 12 places.
Rock of Cashel
Walled enclosure in County Tipperary, Ireland, containing several churches and a castle.
Mount Melleray Abbey
On the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Waterford.
St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore
Church of Ireland cathedral in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
What is in or close to Newcastle 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 Newcastle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newcastle →
Day trips from Newcastle
A day out within 40 km offers 12 places; these are the best known.
1Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle14 km northwest
2CastleRock of Cashel28 km north
3Abbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey9.9 km south
4CastleLismore Castle17 km southwest
5Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle29 km east
6Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Priory14 km northwest
CathedralSt Carthage's Cathedral Lismore17 km southwest
AttractionMitchelstown Cave19 km west
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey28 km northHistoric houseHistoric houseCappoquin House14 km south
CastleCastle Gurteen de la Poer18 km northeast
CastleConna Castle28 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Clonmel →
Questions before you go to Newcastle
Does Newcastle have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Newcastle.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newcastle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Cahir Castle (Office of Public Works), 14 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Newcastle?
Within 40 km: Cahir Castle (14 km), Rock of Cashel (28 km), Mount Melleray Abbey (9.9 km), Lismore Castle (17 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)
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Melleray Abbey: Alexander Redfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).