Jordan's Castle
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Jordan's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Quay Street Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
Jordan's Castle (Irish: Caisleán MacSiurtain; Ulster Scots: Joardan's Kessel) is a castle situated in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. The tower house known as Jordan's Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Ardglass, in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J5601 3713. It stands close to the junction of Kildare and Quay Streets in Ardglass and commands the harbour.
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Wikidata Q1703717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1450-01-01
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Quay Street Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Ardglass Recreation Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Phennick Marina Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Harbour Recreation Area Killough: 1.4 mi
- Rope Walk Coastal Path: 1.4 mi
- Carney Hill: 9.5 mi
- Wallace Hill: 9.6 mi
- Edenarrif Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Stump Hill: 12.6 mi
- Millstone Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Castle Bright: 3.4 mi
- Michael Laverty (1904-1992): 5.0 mi
- Struell Wells: 5.3 mi
- Kilclief Castle: 5.8 mi
- Castle Screen: 6.1 mi
- Girl from Mars: 6.6 mi
- Strangford Stone: 8.7 mi
- Tonn Ruray Sculptural Horn: 9.4 mi
- On the Way to the Fair: 9.6 mi
- Hans Sloane: 9.7 mi
- The Barn Gallery and Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Kilclief Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Victorian Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.1 mi
- Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 13.7 mi
- Spinkanee: 13.9 mi
- The Castles: 14.4 mi
- Annalong Buttress: 14.6 mi
- Ballyhornan Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
- Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Widow's Row Car Park: 9.3 mi
- St Patrick's Chair: 5.3 mi
- The King in the North: 7.3 mi
- Hoster Tully's Funeral Jetty: 7.6 mi
- Castle Ward House: 7.6 mi
- Winterfell Castle Courtyard: 7.9 mi
- Killard National Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Ballyquintin Point Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Cloughy Rocks nature reserve: 7.2 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 7.2 mi
- Quoile Pondage Basin nature reserve: 7.7 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 6.5 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 6.6 mi
- Down County Museum: 6.6 mi
- Ards Arts Centre: 23.4 mi
- War Years Remembered: 23.9 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 5.3 mi
- Toberasool: 6.3 mi
- Mearing Well: 6.7 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 8.3 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 9.9 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 3.3 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 5.0 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 5.4 mi
- Kilclief Beach: 5.9 mi
- Black Stairs: 13.1 mi
- Stepping Stones: 24.0 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Jordan's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | WSW 247° | 849 m | 13.8 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | WSW 250° | 767 m | 14.3 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | WSW 252° | 739 m | 16.3 mi |
| Slievelamagan | WSW 246° | 702 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | WSW 252° | 702 m | 17.0 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | WSW 253° | 687 m | 16.6 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | WSW 252° | 680 m | 16.1 mi |
| Slieve Binnian North Top | WSW 244° | 678 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 17:48 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:01 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 14:50 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/Isle_of_Man).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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