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Jordan's Castle

Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Jordan's Castle, a historic siteArdfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan's Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0

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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.

About

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q1703717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1450-01-01
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates54.25924, -5.60656
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 43
  • 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
Gardens: 36
Picnic sites: 23
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 12
Springs: 9
Beaches: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Black Stairs: 13.1 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 24.0 mi
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardWSW 247°849 m13.8 mi
Slieve CommedaghWSW 250°767 m14.3 mi
Slieve BearnaghWSW 252°739 m16.3 mi
SlievelamaganWSW 246°702.2 m15.9 mi
Slieve MeelmoreWSW 253°687 m16.6 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorWSW 252°680 m16.1 mi
Slieve Binnian North TopWSW 244°678 m17.0 mi
Slieve Binnian North TorWSW 244°670 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2617:4818:35
June solstice04:4921:0122:01
September equinox07:0818:3719:24
December solstice08:4214:5016:01

Local time (Europe/Isle_of_Man).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/561818296

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