The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip

Name: The Wonderful Barn
Address: Leixlip, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Leixlip

Top attraction, Georgian architecture

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The Wonderful Barn is a corkscrew-shaped building on the edge of Castletown House Estate, formerly of the Conolly family, in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. The barn itself is formally in neighbouring Leixlip. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1743 (281 years ago)Height: 72 ftFloors: 7Coordinates: 53°21'35"N, 6°30'36"W

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Leixlip Ireland

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Day trips

The Wonderful Barn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lucan Pitch and Putt Club, Castletown House, National Science Museum, Donaghcumper Church.

3 miSE
53°19'54"N • 6°27'13"W
Lucan Pitch and Putt Club, Lucan
78 min walk • Golf
1.1 miSW
18th-century Palladian-style mansion
Castletown House, Celbridge
30 min walk • Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. It formed the centrepiece of a 550-acre estate. Sold to developers in 1965, the estate is now divided between State and private ownership.
3.9 miW
Science museum, Museum
National Science Museum, Maynooth
99 min walk • The National Science and Ecclesiology Museum at Maynooth is a science museum and museum of ecclesiology, located on the joint campus of St Patrick's College, Maynooth and Maynooth University, Ireland. It is an institution of the college, having begun as an ecclesiological museum.
1.6 miSW
Church
Donaghcumper Church, Celbridge
40 min walk • Donaghcumper Church is a ruined medieval church in Celbridge, Ireland. On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code KD011-013.
0.8 miN
Archaeological site
Leixlip Spa, Lucan
22 min walk • The Leixlip Spa situated close to the Royal Canal, Ireland at Louisa Bridge was discovered in 1793 by a group of workmen excavating for the canal. William Conolly, who acquired Leixlip Castle in 1732, planned to develop the spa into a classical thermal spa, but to no avail.
2.6 miE
Bridge
Lucan Bridge, Lucan
67 min walk • Lucan Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in the town of Lucan in Dublin, Ireland. It joins Lucan's Main Street to the Lower Lucan Road, carrying traffic towards Clonsilla and the north.
3.8 miNW
Ruins, Historical place, Historic walking areas
Maynooth Castle, Maynooth
96 min walk • Maynooth Castle is a ruined 12th century castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University.
2.2 miW
Obelisk
Conolly's Folly
56 min walk • The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure and National Monument located between Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland.
3.1 miE
Archaeological site
St Finian's Esker church and graveyard, Lucan
79 min walk • St Finian's Esker church and graveyard is an historical site in Esker, Lucan, Dublin. It contains a medieval church in ruins and an enclosed graveyard. The graveyard has over 50 extant memorials from the early 18th century to the early 20th century.
3.5 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Royal Canal Greenway, Maynooth
91 min walk • The Royal Canal Greenway is a greenway, in Ireland, which will become part of the western section of EuroVelo EV2, and the Dublin-Galway Greenway. Since its official opening in March 2021, it is the longest greenway in Ireland.
4 miE
53°21'45"N • 6°24'46"W
Hermitage Golf Club, Lucan
103 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities