Cloghy Beacon

Cloghy Beacon is a lighthouse in Newry, Northern Ireland. Cloghy Beacon is situated nearby to Cloughy Rocks nature reserve, as well as near the islet Sandy Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Ward and Exploris.

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 2 miles northwest of Cloghy Beacon.

Exploris

Public aquarium

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds. Exploris is situated 1½ miles north of Cloghy Beacon.

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 northwest of Cloghy Beacon.

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.

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 1½ miles north of Cloghy Beacon.

Cloghy Beacon

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.35682° or 54° 21′ 25″ north

Longitude

-5.54428° or 5° 32′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6P9F44+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2424599528

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cloughy Rocks nature reserve and Sandy Island.

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