Scotchman’s Rock

Scotchman’s Rock is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Scotchman’s Rock is situated nearby to the recreation area Strangford Recreation Ground, as well as near the community center Inverbrena Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Ward and Exploris.

Castle Ward

Castle

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name.

Exploris

Public aquarium

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds. Exploris is situated 1 mile north of Scotchman’s Rock.

Audley’s Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. Audley’s Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Scotchman’s Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strangford and Portaferry.

Strangford

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Strangford is a village historically in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's on the west bank of the narrow outlet of Strangford Lough, where the tides rip back and forth, hence to the Vikings it was Strangr-fjǫrðr, the strong fjord.

Portaferry

Village

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Portaferry is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough.

Kilclief

Hamlet

Kilclief is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. Kilclief is situated 2½ miles south of Scotchman’s Rock.

Scotchman’s Rock

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.3684° or 54° 22′ 6″ north

Longitude

-5.54994° or 5° 32′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C6P9F92+92

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1171009103

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Strangford Recreation Ground and Inverbrena Community Centre.

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