Water Hill Fort
Water Hill Fort is an archaeological site in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Water Hill Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Loughbrickland Crannóg, as well as near Brown Bog.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loughbrickland Crannóg.
Loughbrickland Crannóg
Archaeological site
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland Crannóg is a Bronze Age human-made island known as a crannóg, 4 miles south west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the middle of the lough, 1 mile from the village of Loughbrickland. Loughbrickland Crannóg is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Water Hill Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughbrickland and Banbridge.
Loughbrickland
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. In the 2011 census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.
Banbridge
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Banbridge is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, nowadays governed as part of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District. It stands on the road between Belfast and Newry so it grew up as a rest stop for stagecoaches, and in the 19th century it was a major centre of the Irish linen industry.
Poyntzpass
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poyntzpass is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area. Poyntzpass is situated 3½ miles west of Water Hill Fort.
Water Hill Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: 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
54.30195° or 54° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.28698° or 6° 17′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6M8P27+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1236580976OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Ross Memorial Field and Brown Bog.
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