St Columb's Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral is a church building. Its location is inside Derry City’s settlement. On the official register, it is a Grade A listed building.
Cathedral in Derry City
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Inside Derry City
St Columb's Cathedral is inside Derry City’s settlement, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Derry City has 409 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
The warmest stretch in Derry City is June to August, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.
St Columb's Cathedral
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 11 languages. A short trip away is St. Eugene's Cathedral, 800 m off, the first of 10 within 15 km.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Grade A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 11 languages
- Town
- in Derry City
- Official site
- stcolumbscathedral.org
Mapping St Columb's Cathedral
The map centres on St Columb's Cathedral, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Derry City’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns near St Columb's Cathedral
With 85,279 people, Derry City is the largest of the 7. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Derry City
Newbuildings
Eglinton
Strabane
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where St Columb's Cathedral is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry City | It’s in town | 85,279 | 10 |
| Newbuildings | 3.6 km southwest of it | 2,837 | 9 |
| Eglinton | 9.8 km east of it | 3,571 | 0 |
| Strabane | 21 km southwest of it | 13,507 | 2 |
| Limavady | 25 km east of it | 11,729 | 4 |
| Dungiven | 27 km east of it | 3,346 | 2 |
| Castlederg | 36 km southwest of it | 2,980 | 1 |
What else is near St Columb's Cathedral
Within 15 km are 10 places, among them 4 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.
CathedralSt. Eugene's Cathedral800 m away2
MuseumTower Museum400 m away3
MuseumFoyle Valley Railway Museum400 m away4MuseumMuseumMuseum of Free Derry400 m away5Art galleryArt galleryVoid Derry500 m away6CastleCastleAltinaghree Castle14 km away7MuseumMuseumPeacemakers Museum500 m away8FortFortHeritage Tower200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is St Columb's Cathedral?
St Columb's Cathedral is in Derry City, Derry City and Strabane, inside the town’s settlement.
What is St Columb's Cathedral?
Church building in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit St Columb's Cathedral?
June to August are the warmest months in Derry City, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Columb's Cathedral a listed building?
Yes: Grade A listed building.
What else is there to see near St Columb's Cathedral?
Within 15 km: St. Eugene's Cathedral (800 m), Tower Museum (400 m), Foyle Valley Railway Museum (400 m) and Museum of Free Derry (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)
- St Columb's Cathedral: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Eugene's Cathedral: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Museum: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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