Greencastle

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.

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 3,000 feet south of Greencastle.

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, the southernmost point of Northern Ireland. Haulbowline Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Greencastle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenore and Carlingford Lough.

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 west of Greencastle.

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 2 miles west of Greencastle.

Greencastle

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.04096° or 54° 2′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.09717° or 6° 5′ 50″ west

Inception

January 1st, 1250

Open location code

9C6M2WR3+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112670878

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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