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Moyry Castle

Moyry Castle, a historic site
Moyry Castle, a historic siteLiam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA · CC BY 2.0
Moyry Castle, a historic site
Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Moyry Castle, a historic site
Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Moyry Castle, a historic site
Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Moyry Castle, a historic site
Ron Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0
Moyry Castle, a historic site
Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Moyry Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Slievenabolea, a peak 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

Moyry Castle (from the Irish Maġ Rí or "plain of the king") is a small 17th century castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built during the latter stages of the Nine Years' War in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to help secure Moyry Pass and the Gap of the North. It is set in the corner of a small bawn and is a rectangular tower three storeys high. Moyry Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Carrickbroad, in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J0576 1466. The castle is 7.5 miles (12 km) south of Newry town centre, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Dundalk town centre. Moyry Castle, is built on solid rock, It is almost square, 8 metres (26 ft) each way and is three stories high. There are musketry loopholes on each wall except the North facing wall. This wall held the fireplaces which protrude on the outside.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6927751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1601
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates54.07022, -6.38524
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Slievenabolea: 0.4 mi
  • Carewamean: 0.7 mi
  • Feede Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Monascreebe: 1.1 mi
  • Doaihilmore: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Fairview Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bog Road Amenity Area: 3.0 mi
  • Slieve Gullion Forest Park: 3.6 mi
  • Saint Leonards Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Viewpoint: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Cliffs: 50
  • Goin Back Area: 6.9 mi
  • No Alibi Area: 6.9 mi
  • Sullivan's Travel Area: 6.9 mi
  • Rising Tide Area: 6.9 mi
  • Iron Hawk Area: 7.0 mi
Springs: 31
Attractions: 21
Picnic sites: 20
Gardens: 13
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 2
  • Black Stairs: 21.0 mi
  • Castleshane Waterfall: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Moyry Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve FoyeESE 105°589 m7.1 mi
Slieve GullionNNW 331°573 m4.1 mi
Slieve Foye North-West TopESE 102°535 m6.8 mi
The Eagles RockE 100°528 m6.3 mi
Clermont CarnENE 76°510 m2.7 mi
SlievemartinE 80°485 m9.1 mi
CarnavaddyE 99°475 m3.5 mi
SlievemeenE 82°472 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5321:0322:03
September equinox07:1118:4019:27
December solstice08:4414:5516:05

Local time (Europe/London).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/682542307

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