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Castle Ward

Castle Ward from directly overhead

Castle Ward is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Winterfell Castle Courtyard, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 24 miles off.

The story

country house in Northern Ireland

Dates from 1760s.

Wikidata Q3663083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.37297, -5.57876

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Delamont Country Park: 3.8 mi
  • Quoile Steamboat Quay: 4.7 mi
  • Roughal Park Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
  • The Grove Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
  • Tobar Mhuire Retreat & Conference Centre: 7.3 mi
Peaks
  • Carney Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Wallace Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Stump Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Monaghan Bank: 8.0 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Walled Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Kilclief Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Shrigley Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 45
  • Spinkanee: 15.9 mi
  • Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 17.2 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 18.9 mi
  • The Castles: 19.6 mi
  • Annalong Buttress: 19.9 mi
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 19
Springs: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Kilclief Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Mill Quarter Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Gilpin Harbour: 5.7 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Tyrella Beach: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Black Stairs: 18.2 mi
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 18.3 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Castle Ward. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardSW 226°849 m19.2 mi
Slieve CommedaghSW 229°767 m19.3 mi
Chimney Rock MtnSW 223°656 m19.8 mi
Slieve CorraghSW 230°641.9 m19.7 mi
Slieve BegSW 228°595.9 m20.0 mi
SlievenagloghSW 232°584.4 m19.9 mi
Slievenaglogh East TopSW 231°571 m19.8 mi
CrossoneSW 224°540 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2617:4818:35
June solstice04:4821:0122:02
September equinox07:0818:3719:24
December solstice08:4214:4816:00

Local time (Europe/Isle_of_Man).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/223292325

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