Moorish Tower
Moorish Tower is a ruins in Newry, Northern Ireland. Moorish Tower is situated nearby to the peak Slievebeg, as well as near Cypress Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castlewellan Castle and Lough Island Reavy.
Castlewellan Castle
Castle
Photo: Chief Judge Rico, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlewellan Castle is situated 1 mile east of Moorish Tower.
Lough Island Reavy
Reservoir
Photo: Gaz8374, Public domain.
Lough Island Reavy is a small man-made lough in Kilcoo, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a fishing spot, which was controlled by the Kilcoo Angling Club. The lake contains pike and perch, as well as small numbers of wild brown trout and eels. Lough Island Reavy is situated 2 miles southwest of Moorish Tower.
Burrenwood
Building
Photo: Rodolph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burrenwood is a cottage orné or country house and estate near Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland. Burrenwood is situated 2 miles southeast of Moorish Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlewellan and Leitrim.
Castlewellan
Town
Photo: Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlewellan is a small town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, 11 miles southwest of Downpatrick. Castlewellan is situated 1½ miles east of Moorish Tower.
Leitrim
Village
Leitrim, is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 3 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara, in the parish of Drumgooland. It is set between the Dromara Hills and the Mourne Mountains. Leitrim is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moorish Tower.
Annsborough
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annsborough is a village in County Down which is one of the main residential areas in Castlewellan, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A25 road between Downpatrick and Newry, about 0.8 kilometres to the east of Castlewellan and 17 kilometres to the south west of Downpatrick. Annsborough is situated 2½ miles east of Moorish Tower.
Moorish Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.26467° or 54° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-5.97958° or 5° 58′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6P727C+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 808590655OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Moorish Tower” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Túr na Múrach”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slievebeg and Cypress Pond.
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