Dundrum Castle

Dundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was constructed by John de Courcy, sometime near the beginning of the 13th century, following his invasion of Ulster.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clough Castle.

Clough Castle

Castle

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Clough Castle is a 12th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of a ruined tower house situated on a 7.6 metres high motte. Clough Castle is situated 2 miles north of Dundrum Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrum and Clough.

Dundrum

Village

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Dundrum is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about four miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle.

Clough

Village

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Clough is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village, which is situated within the Newry, Mourne and Down area, had a population of 313 people as of the 2021 census. Clough is situated 2 miles north of Dundrum Castle.

Ballykinler

Village

Ballykinler, often transcribed as Ballykinlar, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. Ballykinler is situated 2 miles east of Dundrum Castle.

Dundrum Castle

Type: Castle
Description: ruined castle at Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland
Categories: destroyed building or structure, State Care Monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.262° or 54° 15′ 43″ north

Longitude

-5.84595° or 5° 50′ 45″ west

Elevation

151 feet (46 metres)

Open location code

9C6P7563+RJ

GeoNames ID

11836791

Wikidata ID

Q4185827

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Dundrum Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Dundrum gaztelua”
Catalan: “castell de Dundrum”
Catalan: “Castell de Dundrum”
German: “Dundrum Castle”
Russian: “Замок Дандрум”
Spanish: “Castillo de dundrum”
Spanish: “Castillo de Dundrum”
Swedish: “Dundrum Castle”
Turkish: “Dundrum Kalesi”
Ukrainian: “Замок Дандрам”
Welsh: “Castell Dundrum”

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