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Dromore Castle

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Dromore Castle from directly overhead

Dromore Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Slieve Meelmore stands 687 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 20 miles off.

The story

building in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland

Wikidata Q126712719, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates54.41353, -6.15096

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Bishop Thomas Percy Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Marquis of Downshire Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Harry Ferguson: 4.2 mi
  • Hillsborough Castle: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Dromore Town Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hillsborough Castle and Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Moira Demesne: 5.7 mi
  • Lagan Park: 5.7 mi
  • Finnis Play Park: 5.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Carney Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Deehommed Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Toopagh Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Slievenaboley: 7.9 mi
  • Cratlieve: 8.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 60
Cliffs: 53
  • Spinkanee: 11.9 mi
  • Summit Tor: 16.2 mi
  • West Tor: 16.2 mi
  • The Tower: 16.2 mi
  • Little Cock Tor: 16.2 mi
Museums: 32
Picnic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 22
  • Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
  • Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
  • Brackagh Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
  • RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 11.3 mi
  • Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 11.5 mi
Springs: 11
Beaches: 4
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Tyrella Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Stepping Stones: 0.4 mi
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 14.9 mi
  • Black Stairs: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Dromore Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve MeelmoreSSE 159°687 m16.6 mi
Slieve CroobSE 125°534 m8.8 mi
Cock Mountain South-West TopS 171°505 m16.8 mi
SlievenamuckSSE 165°504 m16.3 mi
Cock MountainS 170°504 m16.7 mi
Butter MountainSSE 164°492 m16.1 mi
DivisNNE 21°478 m14.7 mi
SpalthaSSE 166°477 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5018:37
June solstice04:5021:0422:04
September equinox07:1018:3919:26
December solstice08:4514:5016:02

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1454760399

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