Ballyculter

Ballyculter is a hamlet in Newry, Northern Ireland. Ballyculter is situated nearby to the locality Drumrow, as well as near Craighaphuile.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Ward and Audley’s Castle.

Castle Ward

Castle

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Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. Castle Ward is situated 1½ miles north of Ballyculter.

Audley’s Castle

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Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. Audley’s Castle is situated 2 miles north of Ballyculter.

Audleystown Court Tomb

Archaeological site

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb located in Ballyculter parish, near the southern shore of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. Audleystown Court Tomb is situated 2 miles north of Ballyculter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strangford and Kilclief.

Strangford

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Strangford is a village historically in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's on the west bank of the narrow outlet of Strangford Lough, where the tides rip back and forth, hence to the Vikings it was Strangr-fjǫrðr, the strong fjord.

Kilclief

Hamlet

Kilclief is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. Kilclief is situated 2 miles southeast of Ballyculter.

Portaferry

Village

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Portaferry is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. Portaferry is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ballyculter.

Ballyculter

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Churchtown”
Category: locality
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.35001° or 54° 21′ north

Longitude

-5.58336° or 5° 35′ 0″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

9C6P9C28+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11198467389

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2656524

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