What is near Kilmacanogue: Kilruddery House first
Around Kilmacanogue, the places to visit include 2 gardens, 2 art galleries and a historic house. What there is to see lies just outside: 9 places within 5 km of its edge. At 21 km, Dublin Castle is worth the journey.
The best known around Kilmacanogue
A castle, a natural landscape and a museum follow Kilruddery House.
Historic houseKilruddery House2.3 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleKindlestown Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeGreat Sugar Loaf Mountain1.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumAgricultural Heritage Display Centre2.2 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenPowerscourt House & Gardens2.1 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryMermaid Arts Centre3.3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest from the centre is Kindlestown Castle, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Kilmacanogue’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (3), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Kilmacanogue. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Its 9 places all lie 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 Kilmacanogue → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilmacanogue →
Worth the drive
Day trips number 12; the best known is Dublin Castle, 21 km off.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland20 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral21 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland21 km north
Historic houseLeinster House20 km north
Abbey or prioryGlendalough21 km southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green20 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland20 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral21 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty21 km northwest
MuseumJames Joyce Museum13 km north · 40K visitors a year
Big drawZooDublin Zoo24 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Kilmacanogue (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.
What visitors ask about Kilmacanogue
What is there to see near Kilmacanogue?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilmacanogue itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilruddery House, Kindlestown Castle, Great Sugar Loaf Mountain and Agricultural Heritage Display Centre.
Does Kilmacanogue have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kilmacanogue: Agricultural Heritage Display Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre and The Corner Studio.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilmacanogue?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 21 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kilmacanogue?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (21 km), National Museum of Ireland (20 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (21 km), National Library of Ireland (21 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 (13)
- Kilruddery House: User: (WT-shared) Spircle at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kindlestown Castle: Aoifer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).