Rays Fort

Rays Fort is an archaeological site in Newry, Northern Ireland. Rays Fort is situated nearby to St. Macartan’s Catholic Church, as well as near the hamlet Loughinisland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Annadorn Dolmen.

Archaeological site

Annadorn Dolmen is a dolmen sited at the Buck's Head near Loughinisland, in the townland of Annadorn. Nearby you can find the old Annadorn school and post office in County Down, Northern Ireland. Annadorn Dolmen is situated 1 mile east of Rays Fort.

Nearby places include Loughinisland and Seaforde.

Hamlet

Loughinisland is a small village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is between Downpatrick and Ballynahinch, about 21 miles south of Belfast.

Hamlet

Seaforde is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Naghan, one mile north of Clough on the main Ballynahinch to Newcastle road. It is part of the Newry, Mourne and Down area. Seaforde is situated 2 miles south of Rays Fort.

Village

Drumaness is a village and townland in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle road. Drumaness is situated 2½ miles north of Rays Fort.

Latitude

54.33668° or 54° 20′ 12″ north

Longitude

-5.82941° or 5° 49′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C6P85PC+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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