From Shillelagh: Glendalough and other trips
Nothing on our list is in Shillelagh or within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Glendalough is 32 km away. 12 places lie within 40 km, 7 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
The lie of the land
Numbered 1 to 6, the places follow the tiles below.
Shillelagh is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Most common are castles or historic places: 11 of 12.
Green: inside Shillelagh. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
Every entry
The list runs to 12 places, all within 40 km.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
Huntington Castle and Gardens
Castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland.
What is in or close to Shillelagh 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 Shillelagh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shillelagh →
A day out from Shillelagh
Places within 40 km number 12; the best known lead.
1Abbey or prioryGlendalough32 km northeast
2National parkWicklow Mountains National Park31 km north
3CastleBallyloughan Castle18 km northwest
4CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens9.7 km southwest
5CastleCarlow Castle28 km west
6CastleBallymoon Castle25 km west
FortRathgall Hillfort9.7 km northwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral28 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary27 km west
CastleClonmore Castle8.8 km north
CastleHumewood Castle18 km north
CastleEnniscorthy Castle28 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Bunclody →
Seeing Shillelagh: your questions
Does Shillelagh have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Shillelagh.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Shillelagh?
None is recorded within 5 km of Shillelagh.
What are the best-known days out near Shillelagh?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (32 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (31 km), Ballyloughan Castle (18 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (9.7 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
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, 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).