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Heritage Tower

Visitors to Derry City can see Heritage Tower, a fort. Around it, within 5 km, are 9 more places on our list. Our list goes on with St. Eugene's Cathedral, 800 m away.

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

Fort in Derry City

Inside Derry City

Heritage Tower is inside Derry City’s settlement, with 9 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

When to go

From June to August, Derry City sees highs of 18–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°113 mm
Feb8° / 2°90 mm
Mar10° / 3°83 mm
Apr13° / 5°66 mm
May16° / 7°71 mm
Jun18° / 10°77 mm
Jul19° / 11°92 mm
Aug19° / 12°91 mm
Sep17° / 9°87 mm
Oct13° / 7°106 mm
Nov10° / 5°113 mm
Dec8° / 2°124 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Derry City, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Derry City. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Derry City’s full climate →
About

Heritage Tower

Fort.

In Derry City, inside the town’s settlement.

Type
Fort
Town
in Derry City
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Heritage Tower

Spot Heritage Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Derry City’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

12
  1. 1Derry City
  2. 2Newbuildings
1 · It’s in town

Derry City

85,279 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Newbuildings

2,837 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Heritage Tower isPeoplePlaces to visit
Derry CityIt’s in town85,27910
Newbuildings3.4 km southwest of it2,8379
Make a day of it

Also near Heritage Tower

There are 10 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery among them.

1CathedralSt. Eugene's Cathedral800 m away2CathedralSt Columb's Cathedral200 m away3MuseumTower Museum600 m away4MuseumFoyle Valley Railway Museum400 m away5MuseumMuseumMuseum of Free Derry500 m away6Art galleryArt galleryVoid Derry600 m away7CastleCastleAltinaghree Castle14 km away8MuseumMuseumPeacemakers Museum300 m away

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

Before visiting Heritage Tower

Where is Heritage Tower?

Heritage Tower is in Derry City, Derry City and Strabane, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Heritage Tower?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Heritage Tower?

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

What else is there to see near Heritage Tower?

Within 15 km: St. Eugene's Cathedral (800 m), St Columb's Cathedral (200 m), Tower Museum (600 m) and Foyle Valley Railway Museum (400 m).

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 (4)

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.