Audleystown Court Tomb

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.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: cairn in Northern Ireland, UK
Also known as: “Audleystown Cairn” and “Audleystown Court Cairn”

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 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 1 mile east of Audleystown Court Tomb.

Exploris

Public aquarium

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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 2 miles east of Audleystown Court Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strangford and Portaferry.

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.

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 2 miles east of Audleystown Court Tomb.

Killyleagh

Town

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Killyleagh is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. Killyleagh is situated 2½ miles northwest of Audleystown Court Tomb.

Audleystown Court Tomb

Categories: court cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.37779° or 54° 22′ 40″ north

Longitude

-5.59699° or 5° 35′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6P9CH3+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 309604147

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q758951

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In Other Languages

“Audleystown Court Tomb” goes by many names.

German: “Audleystown”

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