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Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House
Attractions in Roscrea

Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House and more: what to see in Roscrea

Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 6 of 7. There are 5 places to visit inside Roscrea’s urban area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 5 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Beyond the town, the best known is Leap Castle, 8.3 km off.

Photo: Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House, Graham Horn (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Roscrea
5
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Best known

Roscrea’s best known

Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House aside, the next best known are 2 abbeys or priories, a natural landscape and a historic house.

CastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer Housein townAbbey or prioryRoscrea Friaryin townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeGolden Grove Forestin townHistoric houseHistoric houseSt. Crónán's High Cross at Black Millsin townHistoric siteHistoric siteRoscrea Round Towerin townAbbey or prioryThe Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph3 km outside town, to the west

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

Map of the places

The map stretches to Ballaghmore Castle, 6.1 km away.

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

By kind

By kind

Castles or historic places lead the count with 6 of 7.

Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 historic house · 1 historic site4 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape1 in town

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

Every place

Every place, in and near Roscrea

It starts in town with 5 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.

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

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

The standout of the 12 is Leap Castle, 8.3 km from town.

CastleLeap Castle8.3 km northCastleBirr Castle18 km northwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles30 km southCastle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens32 km northwestCastleRedwood Castle31 km northwestAbbey or prioryAghaboe Abbey19 km eastCathedralClonfert Cathedral36 km northwestCastleCullahill Castle27 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey35 km southeastAbbey or prioryHolycross Abbey35 km southCastleLackeen Castle Lorrha24 km northwestCastleGardens at Castle Durrow29 km southeast

Places well known beyond Roscrea (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 Roscrea: questions

What are the main attractions in Roscrea?

The best known inside Roscrea’s urban area are Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House, Roscrea Friary, Golden Grove Forest and St. Crónán's High Cross at Black Mills. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Roscrea have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Roscrea.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portumna Castle and Gardens (Office of Public Works), 32 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Roscrea?

Within 40 km: Leap Castle (8.3 km), Birr Castle (18 km), Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles (30 km), Portumna Castle and Gardens (32 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 (16)

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).