Ross Castle

Ross Castle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Ross Castle

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Ross Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.79615, -7.29261. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Castle

• Lough Sheelin · lake · Leinster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tullynally Castle · fort · Leinster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs · fort · Leinster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fore Abbey · attraction · Leinster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ben of Fore · viewpoint · Leinster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lough Ramor · lake · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lough Bane · lake · Leinster · ~18 km · Must-see
• Turgesius Island · river spot · Leinster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mortimer's Castle · fort · Leinster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lough Gowna · lake · Leinster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lough Derravaragh · lake · Leinster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sonnagh fort · fort · Leinster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim · church · Ulster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aghaward fort · fort · Leinster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Scragh Bog Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Killua Castle · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ballinlough Castle · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tristernagh Abbey (ruins) · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Castle

Other forts & heritage near Ross Castle

• Tullynally Castle · fort · Leinster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs · fort · Leinster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mortimer's Castle · fort · Leinster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sonnagh fort · fort · Leinster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Aghaward fort · fort · Leinster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Killua Castle · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ballinlough Castle · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tristernagh Abbey (ruins) · fort · Leinster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clogh Oughter Castle · fort · Ulster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Robertstown Castle · fort · Leinster · ~40 km · Must-see

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