Ballyards Castle

Ballyards Castle is a manor estate in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Ballyards Castle is situated near the archaeological site Rath, as well as near the village Milford.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Navan Fort and St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Navan Fort

Archaeological site

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Navan Fort is an ancient ceremonial monument near Armagh, Northern Ireland. According to tradition it was one of the great royal sites of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland and the capital of the Ulaidh. Navan Fort is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ballyards Castle.

St Patrick’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Patrick's Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Diocese of Armagh. St Patrick’s Cathedral is situated 2½ miles north of Ballyards Castle.

Armagh Robinson Library

Library

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Armagh Robinson Library, formerly the Armagh Public Library, is a public library in the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. The library was founded by the Archbishop of Armagh, Richard Robinson, in 1771 when he chose to share his own collection with the local public. Armagh Robinson Library is situated 2½ miles north of Ballyards Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milford and Armagh.

Milford

Village

Milford or Millford is a small village about one mile southwest of Armagh in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 569 people in the 2011 Census.

Armagh

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Armagh is a city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with a population in 2021 of 16,400. It's regarded as the ecclesiastic capital of all Ireland by both Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

Madden

Locality

Madden is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It has a population of around 200 people. Madden is situated 4½ miles southwest of Ballyards Castle.

Ballyards Castle

Type: Manor estate
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.31542° or 54° 18′ 56″ north

Longitude

-6.67445° or 6° 40′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6M888G+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1228000325

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=manor

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rath and Rath.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ballyards Beetling Mills and Balnahone Beg.

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