Killowen
Killowen is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Ballinran near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. Ballinran is in the Electoral Division of Killowen, in Civil Parish of Kilbroney, in the barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: P Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cloughmore and King John’s Castle.
Cloughmore
Stone
Photo: Oisin obrien, Public domain.
Cloughmore or Cloghmore, known locally as "The Big Stone", is a huge granite boulder perched on a mountainside almost 1,000 feet above the village of Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland.
King John’s Castle
Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. King John’s Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Killowen.
The Tholsel Gate
Photo: Darcydwyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tholsel Gate is situated 2½ miles south of Killowen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rostrevor and Carlingford Lough.
Rostrevor
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rostrevor is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough, near Warrenpoint. Rostrevor is situated 2 miles northwest of Killowen.
Carlingford Lough
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. Carlingford Lough is situated 2 miles southeast of Killowen.
Carlingford
Town
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlingford is a coastal town and civil parish in northern County Louth, Ireland. For the purposes of local government, the town is part of the Dundalk Municipal District. Carlingford is situated 2½ miles south of Killowen.
Killowen
- Type: Hamlet with 225 residents
- Description: village in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.07572° or 54° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.18191° or 6° 10′ 55″ westPopulation
225Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C6M3RG9+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 267763079OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2645620Wikidata ID
Q205099
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