County Down
County Down (named after its county town, Downpatrick) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the northeast of the island of Ireland.
Latitude and longitude of Newcastle
Satellite map of Newcastle
Newcastle is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,444 in the 2001 Census. The seaside resort lies on the Irish Sea coast at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the Mourne Mountains, and is known for its sandy beach and the Royal County Down Golf Club. The town lies within the Down District Council area.
Population: 7,444
Latitude: 54° 13' 4.94" N
Longitude: -5° 53' 23.24" W
Articles of interest in Newcastle
85 Articles of interest near Newcastle, United Kingdom
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The Mourne Mountains (Irish: na Beanna Boirche) /ˈmɔərn/ MOHRN, also called the Mournes or Mountains of Mourne, are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. It includes the highest mountains in Northern Ireland …
Down Cathedral
Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town. It is one of two cathedrals in the Dio…
River Bann
The River Bann (Irish: an Bhanna, from ban-dea, meaning "goddess") is the longest river in Ulster, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). However, the total length of the River Bann, including its path through the 30 km (19…
Kilkeel
Kilkeel (from Irish: Cill Chaoil, meaning "church of the narrow") is a small town, civil parish and townland (of 554 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the historic barony of Mourne. Kilkeel town is the main fishing port on the …
Saul, County Down
Saul (from Irish Sabhall Phádraig, meaning "Patrick's barn") is the name of a townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Rathfriland
Rathfriland (from Irish: Ráth Fraoileann, meaning "ringfort of Fraoile") is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a hilltop Plantation of Ulster settlement between the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Croob and Banbridge.
Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle is a castle, situated above the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was constructed by John de Courcy, sometime near the beginning of the 13th century, following his invasion of Ulster. The castle, built to control acce…
Ardglass
Ardglass (from Irish Ard Ghlais, meaning "green height") is a coastal fishing village, townland (of 321 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the historic barony of Lecale Lower. It is still a relatively important fishing harb…
Royal County Down Golf Club
The Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, County Down. It opened 126 years ago 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland.
Tollymore Forest Park
Tollymore Forest Park was the first state forest park in Northern Ireland, established on 2 June 1955. It is located at Bryansford, near the town of Newcastle in the Mourne and Slieve Croob Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It covers an area of 63…
Mourne Wall
The Mourne Wall is a wall constructed to enclose a reservoir's catchment area in the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. It was built between 1904 and 1922 by the Belfast Water Commissioners to enclose the water catchment in the Mournes.
Down District Council
Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Newry and Mourne District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Co…
List of megalithic monuments in Ireland
This is a list of megalithic monuments on the island of Ireland.
Clough
Clough (/ˈklɒk/ KLOK; from Irish: an Chloch, meaning "the stone") is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits about 3 miles from Dundrum on the A2 between Newcastle and Belfast. The A2 continues via Downpatrick and the coast …
Annalong
Annalong (from Irish: Áth na Long, meaning "ford of the ships") is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. It is situated in the civil parish of Kilkeel and the historic barony of Mourne. It had a popu…
Downpatrick and County Down Railway
The Downpatrick & County Down Railway is a heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. The project is based at Downpatrick, on part of the former route of the Belfast & County Down Railway.
Silent Valley Reservoir
The Silent Valley Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down in Northern Ireland. It supplies most of the water for County Down, surrounding counties and most of Belfast. It is owned and maintained by Northern…