Places to visit around Piercetown, from Rathmacknee Castle
Nothing is mapped inside Piercetown’s urban area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 castles and 2 museums, among others. If you have a day, head to Bargy Castle, 7.1 km away.
The first to see around Piercetown
The list goes on from Rathmacknee Castle to 2 museums and a castle.
CastleRathmacknee Castle1.6 km outside town, to the south
CastleJohnstown Castle1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumIrish Agricultural Museum900 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumJohnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens900 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the northwest.
The dashed line is Piercetown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
Ahead are castles or historic places (2); next, museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Piercetown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Piercetown
Nothing is inside Piercetown itself; these 4 are 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 Piercetown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Piercetown →
Further out, the best known
Top of the 12 day trips: Bargy Castle, at 7.1 km.
CastleBargy Castle7.1 km south
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey6.3 km north
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey25 km west
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park7.1 km north
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral25 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum31 km west
CastleEnniscorthy Castle25 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle33 km west
CastleCoolhull Castle16 km southwest
Historic houseLoftus Hall33 km southwest
MuseumDuncannon Fort Tour32 km west
Abbey or prioryDunbrody Abbey32 km westPlaces well known beyond Piercetown (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.
Before a day out in Piercetown
What is there to see near Piercetown?
No attraction is mapped inside Piercetown itself. Within 5 km of it are Rathmacknee Castle, Johnstown Castle, Irish Agricultural Museum and Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens.
Does Piercetown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Piercetown: Irish Agricultural Museum and Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Piercetown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Office of Public Works), 25 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Piercetown?
Within 40 km: Bargy Castle (7.1 km), Selskar Abbey (6.3 km), Tintern Abbey (25 km), Irish National Heritage Park (7.1 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 (15)
- Rathmacknee Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnstown Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Agricultural Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selskar Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coolhull Castle: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loftus Hall: irpix.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncannon Fort Tour: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbrody Abbey: 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).