Nature reserve
Cloughy Rocks nature reserve
Cloughy Rocks nature reserve is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-07-01
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates54.35731, -5.54861
- 25.6 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Strangford Castle: 1.1 mi
- Kilclief Castle: 1.5 mi
- Castle Ward: 1.6 mi
- Portaferry Castle: 1.7 mi
- Audley's Castle: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Hans Sloane: 4.9 mi
- Strangford Stone: 5.2 mi
- Girl from Mars: 7.0 mi
- The E Sculpture: 10.2 mi
- On the Way to the Fair: 12.5 mi
Parks
- Delamont Country Park: 5.3 mi
- Quoile Steamboat Quay: 5.8 mi
- Phennick Marina Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Roughal Park Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Quay Street Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Carney Hill: 6.1 mi
- Wallace Hill: 6.8 mi
- Monaghan Bank: 8.9 mi
- Stump Hill: 9.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 50
- Sunken Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kilclief Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.9 mi
- Shrigley Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Victorian Garden: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 38
- Castle Ward House: 1.5 mi
- Winterfell Castle Courtyard: 1.6 mi
- Walder Frey's Twins: 1.8 mi
- Brienne & Jaime's Hanging Tree: 2.0 mi
- St Patrick's Chair: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 37
- Spinkanee: 16.7 mi
- Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 17.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.1 mi
- The Castles: 19.8 mi
- Annalong Buttress: 20.1 mi
Museums: 25
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 7.2 mi
- Down County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 7.4 mi
- Store House: 17.3 mi
- Kiln House: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Ballyquintin Point Nature Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Killard National Nature Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Quoile Pondage Basin nature reserve: 5.8 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 8.6 mi
- Inishargy Bog: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Ballyhornan Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Cuan Beach: 4.7 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Springs: 9
- St. Anne's Well: 5.4 mi
- Mearing Well: 5.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 5.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 5.7 mi
- Toberasool: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- Kilclief Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 2.6 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 4.5 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 9.3 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Black Stairs: 18.5 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Stepping Stones: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Cloughy Rocks nature reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | SW 231° | 849 m | 19.4 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | SW 234° | 767 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chimney Rock Mtn | SW 228° | 656 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slieve Corragh | SW 235° | 641.9 m | 20.0 mi |
| Slieve Beg | SW 233° | 595.9 m | 20.2 mi |
| Slievenaglogh | WSW 236° | 584.4 m | 20.3 mi |
| Slievenaglogh East Top | SW 236° | 571 m | 20.2 mi |
| Crossone | SW 229° | 540 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 17:48 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:01 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 14:48 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/Isle_of_Man).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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