Ballywiheen

Ballywiheen: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ballywiheen

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ballywiheen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.15879, -10.40701. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballywiheen

• Riasc Monastic Settlement · attraction · Munster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gallarus Oratory · church · Munster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Smerwick Harbour · beach · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Eagle · viewpoint · Munster · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. Manchan's Oratory · attraction · Munster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kilmalkedar Early Christian Ecclesiastic Site · church · Munster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dunbeg Fort · fort · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beginish · river spot · Munster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Glin North Cashel · fort · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castle Point · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Great Blasket Island · river spot · Munster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Garfinny Bridge · church · Munster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Brandon · viewpoint · Munster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Conor Pass · viewpoint · Munster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Inishnabro · river spot · Munster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Inishvickillane · river spot · Munster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tearaght Island · river spot · Munster · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Dingle Way · trek · Munster · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballywiheen

Other forts & heritage near Ballywiheen

• Dunbeg Fort · fort · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glin North Cashel · fort · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castle Point · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Leacanabuile Ring Fort · fort · Munster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ballycarbery Castle · fort · Munster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cloghanecarhan Ringfort · fort · Munster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Killemlagh Parish Church and Ruin of St. Fionáns Monastery · fort · Munster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Caherconree · fort · Munster · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ballinskelligs Castle · fort · ~49 km · Must-see
• Church Island · fort · Munster · ~51 km · Must-see

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