Slieve Gullion, Newry

Name: Slieve Gullion
Address: Newry, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Newry

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Slieve Gullion is a mountain in the south of County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The mountain is the heart of the Ring of Gullion and is the highest point in the county, with an elevation of 573 metres. At the summit is a small lake and two ancient burial cairns, one of which is the highest surviving passage grave in Ireland. Slieve Gullion appears in Irish mythology, where it is associated with the Cailleach and the heroes Fionn mac Cumhaill and Cú Chulainn. It dominates the countryside around it, offering views as far away as Antrim, Dublin Bay and Wicklow on a clear day. Slieve Gullion Forest Park is on its eastern slope. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1880 ftProminence: 1568 ftCoordinates: 54°7'60"N, 6°25'60"W

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Slieve Gullion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newry Cathedral, Newry Town Hall, Newry and Mourne Museum, Craigmore Viaduct.

4.8 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Newry Cathedral, Newry
123 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.
4.9 miNE
Walking tours, Ghost and vampire tours, City tours
Newry Town Hall, Newry
126 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 miNE
54°10'22"N • 6°20'9"W
Newry and Mourne Museum, Newry
123 min walk • History museum, Museum
5 miNE
54°11'38"N • 6°22'2"W
Craigmore Viaduct, Newry
127 min walk • Historical place, Bridge
1.5 miW
Archaeological site
Ballykeel Dolmen
40 min walk • Ballykeel Dolmen is a neolithic tripod portal tomb and a State Care Historic Monument at the foot of the western flank of Slieve Gullion, above a tributary of the Forkhill river, in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: H9950 2132.
5 miNE
Church
Saint Patrick's, Newry
129 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.
4.6 miNE
Bridge
MacNeill's Egyptian Arch
118 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.
4.3 miNE
Museum, History museum
Derrymore House
111 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.
4.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Moyry Castle
122 min walk • Moyry Castle is situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built during the latter stages of the Nine Years' War in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to help secure Moyry Pass and the Gap of the North.
4.5 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Páirc Esler, Newry
115 min walk • Páirc Esler is a GAA stadium in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the home of the Down Gaelic football and hurling teams and the Newry Shamrocks GAA club. The ground has a capacity of about 20,000.
4.7 miE
Sport, Sport venue
The Showgrounds
121 min walk • The Showgrounds is a football stadium in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was the home ground of Newry City F.C. and is now the home ground of their successor club, Newry City A.F.C. The stadium holds 7,949, but is currently restricted to 2,275 under safety legislation.