Peatlands Park

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Peatlands Park is a 266 hectares area established in 1990 and placed under the safeguard of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. It is located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and has been designated as an Area of Special Scientific Interest. Peatlands Park is home to a particularly rich sample of the fauna and flora found in peat bogs, and proposes 16 km of paths to its visitors. ()

Elevation: 75 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°29'6"N, 6°36'32"W

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Peatlands Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mountjoy Castle, Benburb Castle, Charlemont Bridge, Maghery Country Park.

5.1 miN
Forts and castles
Mountjoy Castle
130 min walk • Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Brockagh, in Magheralamfield townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh.
7.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Benburb Castle
194 min walk • Benburb Castle is a castle situated in Benburb, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is built on a limestone cliff overlooking the River Blackwater, the border between County Tyrone and County Armagh.
4.2 miSW
Bridge
Charlemont Bridge, Moy
108 min walk • Charlemont Bridge is a stone bridge in Moy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland The bridge spans the River Blackwater connecting the villages of Moy and Charlemont on the old coaching route between Dungannon and Armagh.
2.4 miNE
Park
Maghery Country Park
61 min walk • Maghery Country Park is a park in the village of Maghery, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the shores of Lough Neagh. It covers 30 acres and includes five km of woodland walks and picnic areas and is used for birdwatching, fishing, and walking.
2.6 miNW
Canal
Coalisland Canal
67 min walk • Coalisland Canal is a canal in County Tyrone in Ulster and is about 7.2 kilometres long. Construction of the canal began in 1733, but progress was slow and it was not officially opened until 1787.
6.7 miNW
Canal
Dukart's Canal
170 min walk • Dukart's Canal was built to provide transport for coal from the Drumglass Collieries to the Coalisland Canal in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. It opened in 1777, and used three inclined planes, rather than locks, to cope with changes in level.
3.2 miNE
Island
Coney Island
82 min walk • Coney Island is an island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 1 km offshore from Maghery in County Armagh, is thickly wooded and of nearly 9 acres in area.
5.5 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Stangmore Park
141 min walk • Stangmore Park is a football stadium in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Dungannon Swifts, and holds 5,000 spectators, 300 of whom can be seated.
5.3 miNW
Town
Coalisland
134 min walk • Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,682 in the 2011 Census. Four miles from Lough Neagh, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.