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Maghera

Maghera is a civil parish in , . It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half. The parish contains Maghera Churches and Round Tower, a 6th century ecclesiastical site that is now a scheduled monument and monument in state care.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 222 residents
  • Description: civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Maghera, County Down”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal County Down Golf Club and Burrenwood.

Golf course
Photo: Ian Blair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a golf club in , located in , . It opened 137 years ago on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Maghera.

Building
Photo: Rodolph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cottage orné or country house and estate near , , Northern Ireland. is situated 2 miles west of Maghera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bryansford and Annsborough.

Hamlet
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small in , . It sits at the northern side of , roughly halfway between the towns of and . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Maghera.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in which is one of the main residential areas in , . It is situated on the A25 road between and , about 0.8 kilometres to the east of Castlewellan and 17 kilometres to the south west of Downpatrick. is situated 2 miles northwest of Maghera.

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort in in Northern Ireland. The "new castle" was probably already tumbledown when first documented in 1433 and even its successors are long gone.

Maghera

Latitude
54.24155° or 54° 14′ 30″ north
Longitude
-5.89918° or 5° 53′ 57″ west
Population
222
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C6P64R2+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267762568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2643212
Wiki­data ID
Q20712918
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Turkish—“Maghera” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Machaire Rátha”
  • Spanish: “Maghera”
  • Turkish: “Maghera (County Down)”
  • Turkish: “Maghera”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mourne Archery Centre and Maghera Play Park.

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