Shimna River
Shimna River is a river in Newry, Northern Ireland. Shimna River is situated nearby to the locality Craignagore, as well as near Kidd’s Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal County Down Golf Club and Donard Park.
Royal County Down Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: Ian Blair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down. It opened 137 years ago on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland.
Donard Park
Park
Photo: Sarahj2107, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donard Park is a public park located in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is next to the Glen River, which forms the boundary along one side and is at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, part of the Mourne Mountains.
Slieve Donard
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of 850 metres. The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Bryansford.
Newcastle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle is a seaside resort in County Down in Northern Ireland. The "new castle" was probably already tumbledown when first documented in 1433 and even its successors are long gone.
Bryansford
Hamlet
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan.
Castlewellan
Town
Photo: Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlewellan is a small town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, 11 miles southwest of Downpatrick.
Shimna River
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.2122° or 54° 12′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.8927° or 5° 53′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6P6464+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 171823313OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craignagore and Kidd’s Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shimna Bridge and Boating Pool.
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