Places to visit around Coalisland, from Roughan Castle
The best-known day out from Coalisland is St Patrick's Cathedral, 21 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Coalisland’s settlement. They include a castle and a museum.
Just outside Coalisland, the best known
A museum follows Roughan Castle.
CastleRoughan Castle700 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRanfurly House4.2 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The map stretches to Ranfurly House, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Coalisland’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
By kind
Between them they are a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Coalisland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings and 6 scheduled monuments are on Coalisland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coalisland →
Names further out
Of the 12 day trips, St Patrick's Cathedral (21 km) is the best known.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral21 km south
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh21 km southFortFortMountjoy Castle6.3 km east
CastleCastlecaufield9.6 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseKillymoon Castle10 km north
CastleGosford Castle25 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustArdress House13 km southeast
Museum · National TrustWellbrook Beetling Mill16 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustSpringhill17 km northCathedralCathedralSt. Macartan's Cathedral34 km southwest
CastleShane's Castle ruins35 km northeastCastleCastleCreevekeeran Castle30 km southPlaces well known beyond Coalisland (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.
What people ask about Coalisland
What is there to see near Coalisland?
No attraction is mapped inside Coalisland itself. Within 5 km of it are Roughan Castle and Ranfurly House.
Does Coalisland have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Coalisland: Ranfurly House.
Is there a National Trust property near Coalisland?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ardress House (National Trust), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Coalisland?
Within 40 km: St Patrick's Cathedral (21 km), St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (21 km), Mountjoy Castle (6.3 km), Castlecaufield (9.6 km).
Where are Coalisland’s historic buildings listed?
Coalisland has 7 listed buildings. 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 Coalisland 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 (7)
- Roughan Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: original uploader was Baronplantagenet at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh: JohnArmagh (shifted & cropped by Rabanus Flavus), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlecaufield: Stefan C. Kremer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gosford Castle: Kip471, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane's Castle ruins: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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