Ballymalis Castle

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Ballymalis Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 52°5'4"N, 9°41'33"W

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Ballymalis Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Beenkeragh, Purple Mountain, Castle Conway.

5.7 miE
Golf
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney
146 min walk • Killarney Golf and Fishing Club is a private - members owned golf club on the shore of Lough Leane just west of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The club has 2 18-hole golf courses, Killeen and Mahony's Point & a 9-Hole Course called Lackabane.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beenkeragh
149 min walk • Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at 1,008.2 metres, on both the Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.
6.1 miSE
Purple-hued peak for challenging hikes
Purple Mountain, Killarney National Park
155 min walk • Purple Mountain at 832 metres high, is the 21st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 28th–highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is located in County Kerry, and is the highest point of the Purple Mountain Group.
4.2 miW
Forts and castles
Castle Conway, Killorglin
108 min walk • Castle Conway is a former castle and stately home in the town of Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. Today only the ruins of one wall remain.
7.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Acoose
190 min walk • Lough Acoose is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry near the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains.
4.3 miNW
Bridge
Laune Viaduct, Killorglin
109 min walk • The Laune Viaduct is a historic bridge in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. The viaduct was located along the Great Southern and Western Railway's branch line from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.
2.9 miSE
Museum, Memorial
Dunloe Ogham Stones, Killarney
75 min walk • Dunloe Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Macgillycuddy's Reeks
132 min walk • MacGillycuddy's Reeks is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Gap of Dunloe
135 min walk • The Gap of Dunloe, also recorded as Bearna an Choimín, is a narrow mountain pass running north-south in County Kerry, Ireland, that separates the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range in the west, from the Purple Mountain Group range in the east.
1.3 miN
Shopping
Kerry Woollen Mills, Beaufort
33 min walk • Kerry Woollen Mills are historic wool mills based just off the Ring of Kerry.
2.4 miW
Memorial
Kilcoolaght East ogham stones
61 min walk • Kilcoolaght East Ogham Stones are a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.