Limestone Rock

Limestone Rock is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Limestone Rock is situated nearby to the town Killyleagh, as well as near the hamlet Shrigley.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Killyleagh Castle and Killyleagh Library.

Killyleagh Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited castles in the country, with parts dating back to 1180. Killyleagh Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Limestone Rock.

Killyleagh Library

Library

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killyleagh Library is situated 2½ miles southwest of Limestone Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killyleagh and Shrigley.

Killyleagh

Town

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 southwest of Limestone Rock.

Shrigley

Hamlet

Shrigley is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland about a mile north-west of Killyleagh. It is named after Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 456. It lies within the Down District Council area. Shrigley is situated 2½ miles west of Limestone Rock.

Portaferry

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 3½ miles southeast of Limestone Rock.

Limestone Rock

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.42042° or 54° 25′ 14″ north

Longitude

-5.60561° or 5° 36′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C6PC9CV+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 909129306

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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