Mountjoy Castle

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Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Brockagh, in Magheralamfield townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°33'31"N, 6°36'27"W

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Mountjoy Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ardboe High Cross, Peatlands Park, Killymoon Castle, Tullyhogue Fort.

5.9 miNE
Historical place, Archaeological site
Ardboe High Cross, Cookstown
150 min walk • Ardboe High Cross is a high cross and national monument dating from the tenth century located in Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
5.1 miS
Park
Peatlands Park
130 min walk • 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.
7.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Killymoon Castle, Cookstown
188 min walk • Killymoon Castle is a castle situated about one mile south east of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the north bank of the Ballinderry River.
5.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Tullyhogue Fort, Cookstown
149 min walk • Tullyhogue Fort, also spelt Tullaghoge or Tullahoge, is large mound on the outskirts of Tullyhogue village near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It has a depressed centre and is surrounded by trees. It is an ancient ceremonial site where the Chiefs of the Clan O'Neill of Tyrone were inaugurated.
7.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Gortalowry, Cookstown
195 min walk • Gortalowry is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Dungannon Upper and the civil parish of Derryloran and covers an area of 281 acres.
3.1 miS
Park
Maghery Country Park
79 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.
3.7 miSW
Canal
Coalisland Canal
94 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.
5.2 miW
Canal
Dukart's Canal
132 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.
3.6 miSE
Island
Coney Island
93 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.
7.3 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Stangmore Park
187 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.
3.9 miW
Town
Coalisland
101 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.

Mountjoy Castle

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Mountjoy Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)