What to see from Cookstown: Killymoon Castle first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Cookstown’s settlement, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 historic houses and a museum. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. Further afield, St Patrick's Cathedral is 33 km from the centre.
Around Cookstown: where to begin
Then come a museum and a historic house, behind Killymoon Castle.
Museum · National TrustWellbrook Beetling Mill4.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseLissan House1.4 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The outermost point is Wellbrook Beetling Mill, at 5.8 km.
The dashed line is Cookstown’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Cookstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Wellbrook Beetling Mill).
Near Cookstown
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
60 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Cookstown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cookstown →
Big names nearby
St Patrick's Cathedral, at 33 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral33 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustSpringhill7.9 km northeast
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh33 km south
MuseumUlster American Folk Park38 km west · 165K visitors a year
CastleCastlecaufield16 km southFortFortMountjoy Castle13 km southeast
CastleGosford Castle36 km southeast
CastleShane's Castle ruins33 km eastCathedralCathedralSt. Macartan's Cathedral38 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustArdress House25 km southeast
CastleDungiven Castle33 km north
CastleRoughan Castle9.8 km southPlaces well known beyond Cookstown (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.
Visiting Cookstown: questions
What is there to see near Cookstown?
No attraction is mapped inside Cookstown itself. Within 5 km of it are Killymoon Castle, Wellbrook Beetling Mill and Lissan House.
Does Cookstown have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cookstown: Wellbrook Beetling Mill.
Is there a National Trust property near Cookstown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cookstown, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Wellbrook Beetling Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Cookstown?
Within 40 km: St Patrick's Cathedral (33 km), Springhill (7.9 km), St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (33 km), Ulster American Folk Park (38 km).
Where are Cookstown’s historic buildings listed?
Cookstown has 60 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 Cookstown 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 (10)
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lissan House: Castlehamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Ulster American Folk Park: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlecaufield: Stefan C. Kremer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gosford Castle: Kip471, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane's Castle ruins: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dungiven Castle: bixentro, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roughan Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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