Thomas’s Mountain Quarry

Thomas’s Mountain Quarry is a quarry in Newry, Northern Ireland. Thomas’s Mountain Quarry is situated nearby to Millstone Mountain Quarry, as well as near the waterfall Black Stairs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Millstone Mountain and Donard Park.

Millstone Mountain

Peak

Photo: Raymond McSherry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millstone Mountain is a hill in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the most easterly peak in the Mournes and, along with Thomas Mountain and Crossone, is one of the three subsidiary peaks of Slieve Donard.

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. Donard Park is situated 4,200 feet north of Thomas’s Mountain Quarry.

Shimna Integrated College

School

Shimna Integrated College is an integrated secondary school based in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. The all-ability school was founded in 1994 with the hope of integrating young people from both sides of Northern Ireland's religious divide and giving all of its students 'self-esteem'. Shimna Integrated College is situated 3,500 feet north of Thomas’s Mountain Quarry.

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. Bryansford is situated 3 miles northwest of Thomas’s Mountain Quarry.

Maghera

Hamlet

Maghera is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half. The parish contains Maghera Churches and Round Tower, a 6th-century ecclesiastical site that is now a scheduled monument and monument in state care. Maghera is situated 3½ miles north of Thomas’s Mountain Quarry.

Thomas’s Mountain Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.19367° or 54° 11′ 37″ north

Longitude

-5.90046° or 5° 54′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C6P53VX+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178248171

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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