The Close

The Close is a building in Newry, Northern Ireland which is located on Strathern Manor. The Close is situated nearby to the archaeological site Saint Cillan’s Fort, as well as near Priest’s Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal County Down Golf Club and Donard Park.

Royal County Down Golf Club

Golf course

Photo: Ian Blair, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down. It opened 137 years ago on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. Royal County Down Golf Club is situated 1 mile east of The Close.

Donard Park is a public park located in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is next to the Glen River, which forms the boundary along one side and is at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, part of the Mourne Mountains. Donard Park is situated 1¼ miles south of The Close.

Shimna Integrated College

School

Shimna Integrated College is an integrated secondary school based in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. The all-ability school was founded in 1994 with the hope of integrating young people from both sides of Northern Ireland's religious divide and giving all of its students 'self-esteem'. Shimna Integrated College is situated 1¼ miles south of The Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Bryansford.

Newcastle

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newcastle is a seaside resort in County Down in Northern Ireland. The "new castle" was probably already tumbledown when first documented in 1433 and even its successors are long gone.

Bryansford

Hamlet

Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan.

Maghera

Hamlet

Maghera is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half. The parish contains Maghera Churches and Round Tower, a 6th-century ecclesiastical site that is now a scheduled monument and monument in state care.

The Close

Type: Building
Address: Strathern Manor, Newcastle
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.22152° or 54° 13′ 18″ north

Longitude

-5.90321° or 5° 54′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C6P63CW+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1164452883

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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