Rath
Rath is an archaeological site in Newry, Northern Ireland. Rath is situated nearby to the archaeological site standing stone, as well as near the community center Bessbrook Orange Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newry railway station and MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch.
Newry railway station
Railway station
Photo: BrianG, Public domain.
Newry railway station serves the city of Newry and the village of Bessbrook in Northern Ireland. The station is located in the northwest of Newry, County Armagh on the Dublin-Belfast line close to the Craigmore Viaduct. Newry railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Rath.
MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch
Bridge
Photo: National Library of Ireland on The Commons, No restrictions.
Macneill's Egyptian Arch is a railway bridge in Newry, Northern Ireland. Construction was completed in 1851 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company and was the result of collaboration between engineer Sir John Macneill and constructor William Dargan. MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Rath.
St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook
School
St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook is an all-ability, co-educational English-Medium secondary school located on the outskirts of Bessbrook near Newry, County Armagh. St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook is situated 1 mile south of Rath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bessbrook and Mullaghglass.
Bessbrook
Village
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line.
Mullaghglass
Hamlet
Mullaghglass is a small village and townland north of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was named after the nearby townland of Mullaghglass, although the village itself is within the townland of Latt.
Camlough
Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camlough is a village west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as the Cam Lough. South of the village is Camlough Mountain, part of the Ring of Gullion which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Rath
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.19649° or 54° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
-6.38388° or 6° 23′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C6M5JW8+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 683230794OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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