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Kilclief Castle

Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Kilclief Castle, a historic siteArdfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilclief Castle, a historic site
Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kilclief Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

Kilclief Castle (Irish: Caislean Cill Cléithe; Ordnance Survey ref: J597457) is a tower-house castle beside Strangford Lough and 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the village of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland. Kilclief is a hamlet on the Strangford to Ardglass road.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3312062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1441
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates54.33550, -5.54515
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Michael Laverty (1904-1992): 0.9 mi
  • Strangford Castle: 2.6 mi
  • Castle Ward: 2.9 mi
  • Temple: 3.1 mi
  • Portaferry Castle: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Phennick Marina Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Quay Street Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Ardglass Recreation Grounds: 5.9 mi
  • Delamont Country Park: 6.0 mi
  • Quoile Steamboat Quay: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Carney Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Wallace Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Stump Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Monaghan Bank: 10.4 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 46
  • Kilclief Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Shrigley Community Garden: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Spinkanee: 16.5 mi
  • Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 16.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 18.4 mi
  • The Castles: 19.1 mi
  • Annalong Buttress: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 38
Museums: 25
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 15
Springs: 9
Beaches: 8
  • Kilclief Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Mill Quarter Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Gilpin Harbour: 3.0 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Tyrella Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Black Stairs: 17.7 mi
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 21.2 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Kilclief Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardSW 235°849 m18.6 mi
Slieve CommedaghWSW 238°767 m18.8 mi
Chimney Rock MtnSW 231°656 m19.0 mi
Cove MtnWSW 236°654.8 m19.9 mi
Slieve CorraghWSW 239°641.9 m19.3 mi
Slieve BegWSW 237°595.9 m19.5 mi
SlievenagloghWSW 240°584.4 m19.6 mi
Slievenaglogh East TopWSW 240°571 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2617:4818:35
June solstice04:4821:0122:01
September equinox07:0818:3719:24
December solstice08:4214:4916:00

Local time (Europe/Isle_of_Man).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1217990144

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