Great Dam
Great Dam is a pond in Newry, Northern Ireland. Great Dam is situated nearby to Ballyculter Parish Church, as well as near the forest Mallard Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Ward and Audley’s Castle.
Castle Ward
Castle
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Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name.
Audley’s Castle
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Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. Audley’s Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Dam.
Audleystown Court Tomb
Archaeological site
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The Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb located in Ballyculter parish, near the southern shore of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. Audleystown Court Tomb is situated 1½ miles north of Great Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strangford and Kilclief.
Strangford
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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.
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. Kilclief is situated 2½ miles southeast of Great Dam.
Portaferry
Village
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Portaferry is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. Portaferry is situated 2½ miles northeast of Great Dam.
Great Dam
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.35544° or 54° 21′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.59113° or 5° 35′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6P9C45+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1340109793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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