Ballug Castle

Ballug Castle is a ruins in County Louth, Leinster. Ballug Castle is situated nearby to the ruins Kilwirra Church, as well as near the village Greenore.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilwirra Church and Cooley Distillery.

Kilwirra Church

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kilwirra Church is a ruins, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ballug Castle.

Cooley Distillery

Distillery

Photo: Whisky lover, Public domain.

Cooley Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland established in 1987 and owned by Suntory Global Spirits, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. Cooley Distillery is situated 3½ km west of Ballug Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenore and Carlingford.

Greenore

Village

Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenore is a village, townland and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland. Greenore is situated 5 km northeast of Ballug Castle.

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 6 km north of Ballug Castle.

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 7 km north of Ballug Castle.

Ballug Castle

Type: Ruins
Categories: castle, building, and historic site
Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.98949° or 53° 59′ 22″ north

Longitude

-6.16823° or 6° 10′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C5MXRQJ+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1334356996

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lady Well and Grange Post Office.

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