Lough Shark
Lough Shark is a lake in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Lough Shark is situated nearby to the hamlet Acton, as well as near the village Scarva.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scarva railway station and Lisnagade.
Scarva railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Milepost98, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scarva railway station serves the small village of Scarva in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite serving the County Down village, the station itself is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary.
Lisnagade
Archaeological site
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lisnagade is a large multivallate earthen ringfort, three miles west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, just off the Scarva road. Lisnagade is situated 2 miles northeast of Lough Shark.
Poyntzpass railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poyntzpass railway station serves the village of Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Poyntzpass is the least-used railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 2,843 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2025/26 financial year. Poyntzpass railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Lough Shark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poyntzpass and Loughbrickland.
Poyntzpass
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poyntzpass is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area. Poyntzpass is situated 1½ miles south of Lough Shark.
Loughbrickland
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. In the 2011 census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District. Loughbrickland is situated 2½ miles east of Lough Shark.
Tandragee
Village
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tandragee is a small historic market town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on a hillside above the Cusher River, and is overlooked by Tandragee Castle. Tandragee is situated 3 miles northwest of Lough Shark.
Lough Shark
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.31667° or 54° 19′ northLongitude
-6.36667° or 6° 22′ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C6M8J8M+M8GeoNames ID
2638125
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