Out of Dunlavin for the day
The list has nothing in Dunlavin itself or within 5 km of its edge. Glendalough lies 26 km out, worth a day. 12 places lie within 40 km, 4 castles and 2 abbeys or priories among them.
Getting your bearings
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Dunlavin is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
10 of the 12 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Dunlavin. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Castletown House and Emo Court).
Everything on the list
12 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
Castletown House
18th century Palladian country home in Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
What is in or close to Dunlavin 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 Dunlavin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dunlavin →
Big names within reach
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
1Abbey or prioryGlendalough26 km east
2National parkWicklow Mountains National Park21 km east
3Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands13 km northeast
4FortDún Ailinne8 km northwest
5CastleBallyloughan Castle25 km south
6CastleCarlow Castle30 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey13 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary29 km southwest
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House33 km north
CastleHumewood Castle18 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court34 km west
CastleMaynooth Castle36 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Kilcullen →
Dunlavin, answered
Does Dunlavin have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Dunlavin.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Dunlavin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castletown House (Office of Public Works), 33 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Dunlavin?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (26 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (21 km), Russborough House and Parklands (13 km), Dún Ailinne (8 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)
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).