
Things to do in Holycross
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 1 of them is in Holycross itself and 100 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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10.7 km south-east of Holycross · Some of it indoors
More places to explore
- AttractionsDerrynaflan Trail140 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MuseumsCormackstown Heritage Centre2.7 km north of HolycrossIndoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesBlack Fort2.7 km north of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobernataggert3.2 km west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsBlack Well3.3 km north of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesGraigue Castle3.5 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- HillsKillough Hill (site of)3.8 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors
- Historic churchesGaile Church4.3 km south of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- CastlesFarney Castle4.4 km north-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsWildlife Corridor4.5 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- CastlesMilltown Castle4.6 km south-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- HillsMoyaliff Hill4.6 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors
- RuinsLime kiln4.7 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsWildlife Corridor4.7 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesMoyaliff Castle5 km west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesMoyaliff Church5.1 km west of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- ShrinesOur Lady's Well5.4 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors
- CastlesClogher Castle5.4 km south-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsWoodland5.4 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesDruid's Altar5.5 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesBallytarsna Castle5.5 km south-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsWoodland5.5 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsManor Mills5.6 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsToberagh5.6 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsBlack Castle5.7 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ShrinesMacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd. shrine5.8 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors
- ParksThurles Town Park5.8 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesBarry's castle5.9 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesBallytarsna Church ruin5.9 km south-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsToberaphaddreen5.9 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsPheasant Island6 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsToberalea6.1 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- MuseumsFamine & War Museum6.2 km north-east of HolycrossIndoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesKillahilla6.2 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesCastle Fogarty6.3 km north-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- GardensGarden of Remembrance6.4 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- MuseumsSt. Mary's Famine and War Museum6.4 km north-east of HolycrossIndoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesRathnaguillagh6.5 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsSpa Spring6.8 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesBlack Fort7 km east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesDrumbane Castle7.2 km west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesGalbooly Church ruin7.3 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- HillsClonoulty Hill7.4 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors
- Holy wellsTobermore7.5 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsRosmult Wood7.5 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsMurveela Well7.7 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesSynone Castle7.8 km south of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesTemplemichael Church ruin8 km north-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- CastlesBallymoreen Castle8.1 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesLiskeveen Castle8.2 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesBrittas Castle8.2 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsDrum Wood8.3 km west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Historic churchesBrittas Church ruin8.4 km north of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesArdmayle Moate8.5 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsKnockane8.7 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors
- CastlesBallydavid Castle8.9 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesArdmayle Castle8.9 km south-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesShanspaur8.9 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesErry Church8.9 km south of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- CastlesBallybeg Castle9 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesBallykelly Church9 km south of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- HillsPallas Hill9.1 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors
- Holy wellsMuckaun Well9.1 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesKilmore Church9.2 km south-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesBouladuff Hill9.3 km north of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesCoolcroo Castle9.5 km east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsKillanna Well9.5 km north-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesGortkelly Castle9.8 km north-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsToberabogher9.8 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesRaheen9.9 km south of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesGortkelly Castle10 km north-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsToberaller10 km west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesInfants' Burial Ground10.1 km west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsMount O'Meara10.1 km south of HolycrossOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesBlack Fort10.2 km south of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesInch Pond10.2 km north of HolycrossOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesInch Church Ruins10.3 km north of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- HillsBallinure Hill10.4 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors
- CastlesGortmakellis Castle10.5 km south of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesBallagh Castle10.6 km south-west of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesRahelty Castle10.7 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesRahelty Rath10.7 km north-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesRahelty Church (ruin)10.8 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesRathclogh11.2 km south of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsTaylor's Wood11.2 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathanmasliana11.4 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobernahilla11.4 km south-west of HolycrossOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsTaylor's Wood11.4 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
- CastlesBrownstown Castle11.6 km north-east of HolycrossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsNoan Wood11.6 km south-east of HolycrossOutdoors · About 40 min
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6 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map in Holycross, and 1 bus and train line calling here.
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Places are OpenStreetMap records and each links to the one it came from. Indoors, outdoors and with kids are worked out from what kind of place a thing is, not from tags on it, because the tags exist on almost none of them. Visit lengths are a default for each kind. Distances are straight lines from the centre of Holycross.