Castle Bright
Head 4.6 km south of Downpatrick for Castle Bright. Close by, Castle Ward is 13 km away, one of 21 within 15 km. It has articles in 5 Wikipedias.
Castle near Downpatrick
Just outside Downpatrick
Castle Bright is 4.6 km south of Downpatrick. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Warm weather in Downpatrick runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.
Castle Bright
Castle in the UK.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 4.6 km south of Downpatrick
Its place on the map
The map puts Castle Bright in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Bases for a visit
Downpatrick tops the 4 for size, at 11,545 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Downpatrick
Newcastle
Kilkeel
Rostrevor
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Castle Bright is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 4.6 km north of it | 11,545 | 13 |
| Newcastle | 15 km southwest of it | 8,298 | 6 |
| Kilkeel | 31 km southwest of it | 6,633 | 1 |
| Rostrevor | 37 km southwest of it | 2,502 | 1 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 5 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
Castle · National TrustCastle Ward13 km away2CastleCastleJordan's Castle5.4 km away3
CastleDundrum Castle12 km away4
CathedralDown Cathedral6.7 km away5
Abbey or prioryInch Abbey7.8 km away6CastleCastleKilclief Castle12 km away7
Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway6.5 km away8CastleCastleClough Castle9.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Castle Bright
Where is Castle Bright?
Castle Bright is 4.6 km south of Downpatrick, Newry, Mourne and Down.
What is Castle Bright?
Castle in the UK.
When is the best time to visit Castle Bright?
June to September are the warmest months in Downpatrick, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Castle Bright?
Within 15 km: Castle Ward (13 km), Jordan's Castle (5.4 km), Dundrum Castle (12 km) and Down Cathedral (6.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Castle Bright: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ward: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundrum Castle: Ian Blair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Down Cathedral: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inch Abbey: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downpatrick and County Down Railway: None provided, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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