Lismahon Motte

Lismahon Motte is an archaeological site in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Lismahon Motte is situated nearby to Blackstaff Bridge, as well as near the village Clough.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clough Castle.

Castle

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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. Clough Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lismahon Motte.

Nearby places include Clough and Ballykinler.

Village

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 255 people as of the 2001 census. Clough is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lismahon Motte.

Village

Ballykinler, often transcribed as Ballykinlar, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. Ballykinler is situated 1½ miles south of Lismahon Motte.

Village

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 2 miles southwest of Lismahon Motte.

Latitude

54.27896° or 54° 16′ 44″ north

Longitude

-5.80632° or 5° 48′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C6P75HV+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=embankment

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