Fairy Steps
Fairy Steps is a bay in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardtole Church and Jordan’s Castle.
Ardtole Church
Ruins
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardtole Church is a 15th-century ruined church standing on a hilltop overlooking the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man, 0.75 miles north-east of the town of Ardglass in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid ref: J564382.
Jordan’s Castle
Ruins
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordan's Castle is a castle situated in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. The tower house known as Jordan's Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Ardglass, in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J5601 3713.
King’s Castle
Social service facility
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King's Castle is a castle in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was originally built in the 12th century and additions were made at various times over the centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strangford and Ardglass.
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.
Ardglass
Village
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardglass is a coastal fishing village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the historic barony of Lecale Lower. It is still a relatively important fishing harbour.
Ballyhornan
Hamlet
Photo: Wickedwritah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyhornan is a small village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the Irish Sea coast, less than 10 miles from Downpatrick.
Fairy Steps
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2929° or 54° 17′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.5438° or 5° 32′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6P7FV4+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 11071611126OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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