Narrow Water Keep

#6914 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Narrow Water Castle is a 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. It is beside the A2 road and on the County Down bank of the Clanrye River, which enters Carlingford Lough a mile to the south. It is a historic monument in state care in the townland of Narrow Water, in Newry and Mourne District Council district, at grid ref: J1256 1939. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°6'40"N, 6°16'47"W

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Narrow Water Keep – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kilbroney Park, Newry Cathedral, Newry Town Hall, Newry and Mourne Museum.

3.7 miE
Park
Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor
96 min walk • Kilbroney Park is a park near Rostrevor in Northern Ireland. Formerly a country estate, it was visited by William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dickens and Seamus Heaney and may have been the inspiration for Narnia in the writings of C. S. Lewis.
5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Newry Cathedral, Newry
127 min walk • Newry Cathedral or the Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Colman is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Newry, Northern Ireland. It acts as the seat of the Bishop of Dromore, and the Mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore.
5.1 miNW
Walking tours, Ghost and vampire tours, City tours
Newry Town Hall, Newry
132 min walk • Newry Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bank Parade in Newry, Northern Ireland. It was built on a specially-constructed bridge across the Newry River, which forms part of the historic border between County Armagh and County Down.
4.8 miNW
54°10'22"N • 6°20'9"W
Newry and Mourne Museum, Newry
124 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Rostrevor Forest, Rostrevor
99 min walk • Rostrevor Forest is located near the village of Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Carlingford Lough, in the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Fjord, Natural attraction
Carlingford Lough
107 min walk • Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south.
3.7 miE
Archaeological site
Cloughmore, Rostrevor
94 min walk • Cloughmore or Cloghmore, known locally as "The Big Stone", is a huge granite boulder perched on a mountainside almost 1,000 feet above the village of Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the slopes of Slieve Martin in Kilbroney Park, overlooking Rostrevor Forest, Carlingford Lough and the Cooley Peninsula.
4.9 miNW
Church
Saint Patrick's, Newry
127 min walk • Saint Patrick's Church is a Church of Ireland church in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. The church is believed to have been built in 1578 on the instructions of Nicholas Bagenal, who was granted the monastery lands by Edward VI, and is considered to be the first Protestant church in Ireland.
6.1 miNW
Bridge
MacNeill's Egyptian Arch
156 min walk • Macneill's Egyptian Arch is a railway bridge in Newry, Northern Ireland. Construction was completed in 1851 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company and was the result of collaboration between engineer Sir John Macneill and constructor William Dargan.
1.3 miSE
Town
Warrenpoint
33 min walk • One of the town's most popular attractions is the Warrenpoint Beach, a beautiful stretch of sand and pebbles that is perfect for a leisurely stroll or a relaxing day by the sea. Visitors can also take a boat trip on Carlingford Lough, enjoying the tranquil waters...
6.6 miNW
Museum, History museum
Derrymore House
168 min walk • Derrymore House is a National Trust property in Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The grounds are open to the public most of the year round and the drawing room or "Treaty Room" in the house itself on selected dates only.