Clough Castle
Clough Castle is a castle in County Down. It stands 9.2 km northeast of Newcastle. Our list has 18 more places within 15 km; first among them is Dundrum Castle, at 4.6 km.
Castle near Newcastle
Near Newcastle
Clough Castle is 9.2 km northeast of Newcastle. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
The warmest stretch in Newcastle is June to September, at 17–20°C in the afternoon.
Clough Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 9.2 km northeast of Newcastle
Where to find Clough Castle
Find Clough Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Bases for a visit
Home to 28,530 people, Newry is the largest of these 5. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Newcastle
Kilkeel
Rostrevor
Warrenpoint and Burren
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Clough Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 9.2 km southwest of it | 8,298 | 6 |
| Kilkeel | 28 km southwest of it | 6,633 | 1 |
| Rostrevor | 31 km southwest of it | 2,502 | 1 |
| Warrenpoint and Burren | 34 km southwest of it | 9,091 | 1 |
| Newry | 35 km west of it | 28,530 | 6 |
Close to Clough Castle
Of the 18 within 15 km, look for 2 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
CastleDundrum Castle4.6 km away2
CathedralDown Cathedral8.4 km away3
Abbey or prioryInch Abbey8.5 km away4
CastleCastle Bright9.9 km away5
Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway8.3 km away6Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustGibbs Island14 km away7
MuseumDown County Museum8.6 km away8AttractionAttractionThe King in the North8.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Clough Castle in questions
Where is Clough Castle?
Clough Castle is 9.2 km northeast of Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down.
What is Clough Castle?
Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit Clough Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Newcastle, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Clough Castle?
Within 15 km: Dundrum Castle (4.6 km), Down Cathedral (8.4 km), Inch Abbey (8.5 km) and Castle Bright (9.9 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)
- 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
- Castle Bright: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downpatrick and County Down Railway: None provided, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Down County Museum: Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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