Enniskillen Castle opens Enniskillen’s list
Around Enniskillen, the places to visit include 5 museums, 3 castles and a cathedral. 6 places to visit are mapped inside Enniskillen’s settlement, with 5 more within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. On foot, 5 are within 1 km of the centre. A day out reaches Florence Court House, 12 km away.
Start with these in Enniskillen
Along with Enniskillen Castle, see 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle.
CastleEnniskillen Castlein town
CathedralSt. Macartin's Cathedralin town
CastlePortora Castlein townMuseumMuseumFermanagh County Museumin townMuseumMuseumThe Inniskillings Museumin townMuseumMuseumRailway Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Out at 6.1 km is Sheelin Lace Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Enniskillen’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
By kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (6); next, museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Enniskillen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Castle Coole).
The complete list
The town has 6; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
St. Macartin's Cathedral
Church building in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Fermanagh County Museum
Museum in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
The Inniskillings Museum
Military museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
7The 6 inside Enniskillen come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
93 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Enniskillen’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Enniskillen →
Beyond the town
Leading the 10 is Florence Court House, 12 km away; they include 6 castles and a historic house.
MuseumUlster American Folk Park39 km northeast · 165K visitors a year
CastleCastle Balfour17 km southeastCastleCastleOld Crom Castle (Ruins)24 km southeastCastleCastleBelle Isle Castle11 km southeastCastleCastleTully Castle16 km northwestCathedralCathedralSt. Macartan's Cathedral31 km eastCastleCastleCrevenish Castle19 km northPlaces well known beyond Enniskillen (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Enniskillen: questions
What are the main attractions in Enniskillen?
The best known inside Enniskillen’s settlement are Enniskillen Castle, St. Macartin's Cathedral, Portora Castle and Fermanagh County Museum. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Enniskillen have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Enniskillen: Fermanagh County Museum, The Inniskillings Museum, Railway Museum and Devenish Monastic Site Museum.
Is there a National Trust property near Enniskillen?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Enniskillen, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Castle Coole).
What are the best-known days out near Enniskillen?
Within 40 km: Florence Court House (12 km), Monea Castle (8.8 km), Marble Arch Caves (16 km), Ulster American Folk Park (39 km).
Where are Enniskillen’s historic buildings listed?
Enniskillen has 93 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade A. They are on its History page, from the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Enniskillen when it is inside NISRA’s settlement development limit, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (6)
- Enniskillen Castle: Raymond Millar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Macartin's Cathedral: Rosemary Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portora Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Coole: Daisymoo90?, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulster American Folk Park: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Balfour: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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