Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Sheep Rock is situated nearby to the lighthouse Vidal Bank Leading Light, as well as near the locality Greencastle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Green Island Leading Light and Haulbowline Lighthouse.
Green Island Leading Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Green Island Leading Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3,700 feet north of Sheep Rock.
Haulbowline Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Terry Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Haulbowline Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse. Described as an "elegant, tapering stone tower" it is located at the entrance to Carlingford Lough, near Cranfield Point in County Down, Northern Ireland. Haulbowline Lighthouse is situated 1 mile east of Sheep Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greencastle and Greenore.
Greencastle
Locality
Photo: James Edgar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greencastle is a castle in County Down, Northern Ireland. While it dates mainly from the 13th century, it had substantial 15th- and 16th-century alterations.
Greenore
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenore is a village, townland and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland. Greenore is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sheep Rock.
Carlingford Lough
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. Carlingford Lough is situated 3 miles northwest of Sheep Rock.
Sheep Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.02262° or 54° 1′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.09885° or 6° 5′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6M2WF2+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8148500794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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