Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Sheep Rock is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ballinran Court Tomb, as well as near the hamlet Killowen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cloughmore and King John’s Castle.
Cloughmore
Stone
Photo: Oisin obrien, Public domain.
Cloughmore or Cloghmore, known locally as "The Big Stone", is a huge granite boulder perched on a mountainside almost 1,000 feet above the village of Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Cloughmore is situated 1½ miles north of Sheep Rock.
King John’s Castle
Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. King John’s Castle is situated 2 miles south of Sheep Rock.
The Tholsel Gate
Photo: Darcydwyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tholsel Gate is situated 2 miles south of Sheep Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killowen and Carlingford Lough.
Killowen
Hamlet
Photo: P Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killowen is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Ballinran near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. Ballinran is in the Electoral Division of Killowen, in Civil Parish of Kilbroney, in the barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
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 1½ miles southeast of Sheep Rock.
Carlingford
Town
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlingford is a coastal town and civil parish in northern County Louth, Ireland. For the purposes of local government, the town is part of the Dundalk Municipal District. Carlingford is situated 2 miles south of Sheep Rock.
Sheep Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.07077° or 54° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.17144° or 6° 10′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6M3RCH+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 1171290594OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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