Places to visit in County Kildare

The Discover Alone map has 5,554 places, people and events in County Kildare, Ireland. Most of the places are free to visit. Choose a kind of place, or open the map to see what is near you.

Kinds of place in County Kildare

• Archaeology and monuments (2,562)
• Historic places (1,921)
• Castles and forts (245)
• Memorials and graveyards (239)
• Things to do (232)
• Woods, forests and old trees (89)
• Viewpoints and information (81)
• Waterfalls, wells and springs (34)
• Mountains and hills (24)
• Wrecks and historic events (19)
• Walking routes (11)
• Caves (3)
• Islands (3)

Some of the best-recorded places in County Kildare

• Youngstown Housefarm houseDetached six-bay two-storey over part-raised basement house with dormer attic, c.1770, with two-bay full-height bowed…
• Woodstock Castle (in Ruins)Castle — hall-houseWoodstock Castle rose on the western bank of the River Barrow in the thirteenth century, built by Richard de St.…
• Woodstock CastleRuinsWoodstock Castle stands as a substantial Anglo-Norman hall house on the western bank of the River Barrow, guarding a…
• Woodlands Housefarm houseDetached four-bay two-storey house, c.1880, retaining early fenestration with single-bay single-storey gabled…
• WoodlandshouseDetached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1908, on an F-shaped plan; two-bay (south) or single-bay (north) two-storey…
• Wonderful BarnfollyThe quiet ground has a harder story. Part creeper- or ivy-covered slate hung (lower stages) or lime rendered (upper…
• Whites [sic] Castle, Police BarrackCastle — tower houseWhites Castle stands beside Cromaboo Bridge as a four-storied tower house built in the first half of the 16th century.…
• Venerable Fr John Sullivan MemorialMemorialVenerable Fr John Sullivan Memorial stands in County Kildare, honouring a life lived in service rather than fame. The…
• TumulusCastle — motte and baileyOldconnell Castle stands as a massive earthen motte and bailey in County Kildare, its steep slopes rising eleven metres…
• Trinity WellHoly wellTrinity Well in County Kildare is the claimed source of the River Boyne, marking the birthplace of one of Ireland's…
• Town defences in OldkilcullenTown defencesOldkilcullen stood walled and gated under a royal levy that freed its people from other taxes, a rare gift of strength…
• Town defences in GreatconnellTown defencesRobert Wesley and his canons lost their monastery in 1540 but kept a pension, forcing them to watch strangers convert…