Picnic site
Clough Picnic Site
Clough Picnic Site is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Clough Castle, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.28846, -5.83605
- 26.1 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Clough Castle: 0.3 mi
- Seaforde House: 2.2 mi
- Nut Grove House: 2.8 mi
- Castle Screen: 3.5 mi
- Grave of Magnus Barefoot: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- On the Way to the Fair: 0.3 mi
- Tonn Ruray Sculptural Horn: 2.0 mi
- Square Days and Fair Days: 4.8 mi
- Tails of Flight: 5.5 mi
- Percy French: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Edenarrif Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Slievehanny: 4.2 mi
- Bunkers Hill: 4.5 mi
- Clonvaraghan Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Dunmore Mountain: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Harrison Vista: 4.8 mi
- Castlewellan Forest Park: 5.3 mi
- The Grove Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Roughal Park Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Castle Park: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Spinkanee: 4.5 mi
- Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 7.8 mi
- The Castles: 8.4 mi
- Slieve Beg: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 50
- Seaforde Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Nutgrove Garden: 2.7 mi
- Spring Garden: 4.8 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 4.9 mi
- Scented Garden: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 44
- Mount Panther Farm Park: 0.9 mi
- The King in the North: 5.4 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 6.7 mi
- St Patrick's Chair: 6.8 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Widow's Row Car Park: 1.7 mi
- Dundrum Boat Park: 1.9 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
- Greenbanks picnic site: 2.2 mi
- Dundrum Inner Bay: 2.9 mi
Museums: 24
- Carriage Gallery: 5.2 mi
- Down County Museum: 5.4 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 5.4 mi
- Linen Centre and Museum: 17.5 mi
- Museum of Orange Heritage: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 4.1 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 5.5 mi
Springs: 11
- St Patrick's Well: 1.8 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 6.9 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 6.9 mi
- Toberasool: 7.0 mi
- Mearing Well: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyrella Beach: 4.6 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 6.4 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 11.6 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 12.1 mi
- Kilclief Beach: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Black Stairs: 7.2 mi
- Stepping Stones: 15.0 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Clough Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | SSW 205° | 849 m | 8.2 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | SSW 211° | 767 m | 8.0 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | SW 221° | 739 m | 9.5 mi |
| Slievelamagan | SSW 212° | 702.2 m | 9.9 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | SW 224° | 701.9 m | 10.0 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | SW 224° | 687 m | 9.5 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | SW 221° | 680 m | 9.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock Mtn | SSW 200° | 656 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:50 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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