Dawson’s Rocks
Dawson’s Rocks is a reef in Newry, Northern Ireland. Dawson’s Rocks is situated nearby to Mill Quarter Beach, as well as near the hamlet Kilclief.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilclief Castle.
Kilclief Castle
House
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Kilclief Castle is a tower-house castle beside Strangford Lough and 2.5 miles south of the village of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland. Kilclief is a hamlet on the Strangford to Ardglass road. Kilclief Castle is situated 4,100 feet north of Dawson’s Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilclief and Ballyhornan.
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.
Ballyhornan
Hamlet
Photo: Wickedwritah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyhornan is a small village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the Irish Sea coast, less than 10 miles from Downpatrick. Ballyhornan is situated 1½ miles south of Dawson’s Rocks.
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.
Dawson’s Rocks
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.32489° or 54° 19′ 30″ northLongitude
-5.53873° or 5° 32′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6P8FF6+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1221431639OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mill Quarter Beach and Angus Rock Lighthouse.
Nearby Places
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