Collinstown

#1255 among destinations in Ireland

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Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°38'52"N, 7°12'47"W

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Collinstown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fore Abbey, Lough Lene, Tullynally Castle, Clonyn Castle.

2.6 miN
Historical place, Monastery
Fore Abbey, Fore
66 min walk • Fore Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, near Fore village. The abbey was founded by Saint Feichin in 630 CE and functioned for over 900 years.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Lene, Fore
32 min walk • Lough Lene is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore. It possesses a rich and varied history.
5.2 miNW
Museum, Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard
134 min walk • Tullynally Castle, also known as Pakenham Hall, is a country house situated some 2 km from Castlepollard on the Coole village road in County Westmeath, Ireland.
5.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Clonyn Castle, Delvin
130 min walk • Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is a Victorian country house situated in Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland some 18 km from Mullingar along the N52. It is a square, symmetrical, two-storey castle-like building of cut limestone with four tall, round corner towers at each corner.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Bane, Fore
84 min walk • Lough Bane is a lake on the border of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The county border runs east–west through the centre of the lake. Lough Bane forms part of the Lough Bane and Lough Glass Special Area of Conservation. The lake is the largest of three lakes in the SAC, the others being Lough Glass and Lough Glass North.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knockeyon
98 min walk • Knockeyon is a hill in County Westmeath, Ireland in the townland of Streamstown. When viewed from the Ranaghan, and Gillardstown side of the hill, it dominates the surrounding lakes in the countryside of northern County Westmeath.
3.9 miSW
Church
Taghmon Church
100 min walk • Taghmon Church is a fortified church and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
5.3 miW
Forts and castles
Mortimer's Castle
134 min walk • Mortimer's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Westmeath, Ireland.
6.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Knockdrin
169 min walk • Knockdrin is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle.
0.7 miW
Archaeological site
Ranaghan, Fore
18 min walk • Ranaghan is a townland and archaeological site in County Westmeath, Ireland.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hill of Ben, Fore
63 min walk • Situated between Lough Glore and Lough Lene, and Lough Ban, Ireland, the Hill of Ben dominates the valley where Fore abbey was built by De Lacy of the Lord of Meath family for the French Benedictine monks.