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Antrim Round Tower

Antrim Round Tower, an attraction, stands in Antrim. Its neighbours on our list number 3 within 5 km. Worth the trip, Shane's Castle ruins is 3.8 km off.

Where
In Antrim
inside the settlement
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Attraction in Antrim

Inside Antrim

Antrim Round Tower is inside Antrim’s settlement, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Antrim.

Jan7° / 2°85 mm
Feb8° / 2°69 mm
Mar10° / 3°68 mm
Apr12° / 4°62 mm
May15° / 7°62 mm
Jun18° / 10°74 mm
Jul19° / 11°82 mm
Aug19° / 11°88 mm
Sep17° / 9°75 mm
Oct13° / 7°99 mm
Nov10° / 4°103 mm
Dec8° / 2°93 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Antrim, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Antrim. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Antrim’s full climate →
About

Antrim Round Tower

Attraction.

In Antrim, inside the town’s settlement.

Type
Attraction
Town
in Antrim
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where to find Antrim Round Tower

Orange: Antrim Round Tower.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Antrim’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Towns close to Antrim Round Tower

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Antrim

25,606 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

While you are near Antrim Round Tower

Around it, within 15 km, lie 7 more, including 3 castles, 2 museums and a wildlife park.

1CastleShane's Castle ruins3.8 km away2MuseumMuseumGarden Heritage Exhibition1.4 km away3Wildlife parkWildlife parkWorld of Owls7.1 km away4CastleCastleCastle Upton7.5 km away5CastleCastleAntrim Castle1.4 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Landscape Centre5.1 km away7Historic siteHistoric sitethe Doagh Holestone9.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Antrim Round Tower

Where is Antrim Round Tower?

Antrim Round Tower is in Antrim, Antrim and Newtownabbey, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Antrim Round Tower?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Antrim Round Tower?

June to August are the warmest months in Antrim, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Antrim Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Shane's Castle ruins (3.8 km), Garden Heritage Exhibition (1.4 km), World of Owls (7.1 km) and Castle Upton (7.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). 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 (1)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.