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Nugent Castle
Attractions in Delvin

The one place to visit in Delvin is Nugent Castle

One place to visit is mapped inside Delvin’s urban area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, the best known is Trim Castle, 21 km off.

Photo: Nugent Castle, Sarah777 at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Delvin
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Delvin

The rest of the best known are 2 castles.

CastleNugent Castlein townCastleClonyn Castle300 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleMartinstown Castle1.8 km outside town, to the south

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

Plotted on the map

The farthest of them, Martinstown Castle, is 2.7 km out.

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The dashed line is Delvin’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

All 3 are castles or historic places.

Castles & historic places 3 castles1 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Everything to see

First the one in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Delvin comes 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 Delvin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Delvin →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Head 21 km out for Trim Castle, the best known of 12.

Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle21 km eastHistoric houseKells High Crosses19 km northeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey12 km northwestCathedralCathedral of Christ the King19 km southwestCastleSlane Castle37 km eastAbbey or prioryClonard Abbey19 km southAbbey or prioryBective Abbey26 km eastCastleTullynally Castle17 km northwestCastleDangan Castle26 km southeastCastleDonore Castle17 km southeastCathedralTrim Cathedral21 km eastCastleDunsany Castle and Demesne32 km east

Places well known beyond Delvin (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.

Seeing Delvin: questions

What are the main attractions in Delvin?

The place to visit inside Delvin’s urban area is Nugent Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Delvin have a museum?

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

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Trim Castle (Office of Public Works), 21 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Delvin?

Within 40 km: Trim Castle (21 km), Kells High Crosses (19 km), Fore Abbey (12 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (19 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 (14)

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).