Black Stairs
Black Stairs is a waterfall in Newry, Northern Ireland. Black Stairs is situated nearby to the ruins Ice House, as well as near the peak Thomas’s Mountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slieve Donard and Millstone Mountain.
Slieve Donard
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of 850 metres. The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea.
Millstone Mountain
Peak
Photo: Raymond McSherry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millstone Mountain is a hill in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the most easterly peak in the Mournes and, along with Thomas Mountain and Crossone, is one of the three subsidiary peaks of Slieve Donard.
Slieve Commedagh
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Commedagh is a mountain with a height of 767 m in County Down, Northern Ireland. After Slieve Donard, it is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Bryansford.
Newcastle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle is a seaside resort in County Down in Northern Ireland. The "new castle" was probably already tumbledown when first documented in 1433 and even its successors are long gone.
Bryansford
Hamlet
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan. Bryansford is situated 2½ miles north of Black Stairs.
Maghera
Hamlet
Maghera is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. 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. Maghera is situated 3½ miles north of Black Stairs.
Black Stairs
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.19368° or 54° 11′ 37″ northLongitude
-5.91011° or 5° 54′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6P53VQ+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1886211448OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ice House and Thomas’s Mountain.
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