Clontygora Cairn
Clontygora Cairn is an archaeological site in County Louth, Leinster. Clontygora Cairn is situated nearby to Fathom Forest, as well as near the coniferous forest Clontygora Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Narrow Water Castle and Clermont Carn.
Narrow Water Castle
Castle
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Narrow Water Castle is a 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. It is beside the A2 road and on the County Down bank of the Clanrye River, which enters Carlingford Lough 1-mile to the south. Narrow Water Castle is situated 2½ km east of Clontygora Cairn.
Clermont Carn
Peak
Photo: Peter Lyons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clermont Carn, also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain that rises to 510 metres in the Cooley Mountains of County Louth, Ireland. It is at the border with Northern Ireland, and is also the location of the Clermont Carn transmission site. Clermont Carn is situated 3½ km south of Clontygora Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtowncloghoge and Jonesborough.
Newtowncloghoge
Hamlet
Newtowncloghoge is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 357 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area, west of the A1 road. Newtowncloghoge is situated 4 km northwest of Clontygora Cairn.
Jonesborough
Village
Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jonesborough or Jonesboro is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Newry and lies 1,000 yards from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. Jonesborough is situated 4 km southwest of Clontygora Cairn.
Meigh
Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meigh is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 444 people in the 2001 Census. It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. Meigh is situated 4½ km west of Clontygora Cairn.
Clontygora Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Clontygora Court Tomb (The King’s Ring)”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.11218° or 54° 6′ 44″ northLongitude
-6.3208° or 6° 19′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6M4M6H+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5895060396OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flagstaff Viewpoint and Fathom Forest.
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