Clough Castle

Clough Castle is a 12th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of a ruined tower house situated on a 7.6 metres high motte.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clough and Seaforde.

Clough

Village

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clough is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village, which is situated within the Newry, Mourne and Down area, had a population of 313 people as of the 2021 census.

Seaforde

Hamlet

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seaforde is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Naghan, one mile north of Clough on the main Ballynahinch to Newcastle road. It is part of the Newry, Mourne and Down area.

Dundrum

Village

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Dundrum is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about four miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. Dundrum is situated 2½ miles south of Clough Castle.

Clough Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in County Down, Northern Ireland
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.29214° or 54° 17′ 32″ north

Longitude

-5.83663° or 5° 50′ 12″ west

Inception

1177

Open location code

9C6P75R7+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 619902349

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1102669

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Clough Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Clough Castle”
German: “Clough Castle”
Irish: “Caisleán an Chloch”
Japanese: “クラフ城”
Turkish: “Clough Kalesi”
Ukrainian: “Замок Клоу”

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