Audley’s Castle
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Ward and Exploris.
Castle Ward
Castle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Exploris
Public aquarium
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds. Exploris is situated 1 mile east of Audley’s Castle.
Audleystown Court Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 mile west of Audley’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strangford and Portaferry.
Strangford
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Portaferry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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 3 miles south of Audley’s Castle.
Audley’s Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Irish Norman ruined tower castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.37957° or 54° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.57193° or 5° 34′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6P9CHH+R6OpenStreetMap ID
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historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4820045
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Audley’s Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Audley’s Castle”
- Turkish: “Audley’s Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Одлі”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Audleystown Wood and Strangford Sailing Club.
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