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Castle · near Newcastle · Newry, Mourne and Down

Jordan's Castle

Jordan's Castle is a state Care historic monument. Its setting is 20 km east of Newcastle. Look also at Castle Ward, 13 km away, first of 17 more within 15 km.

Where
20 km
east of Newcastle
How well known
Top 19%
#1,601 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–20°C
In brief

Castle near Newcastle

A trip from Newcastle

Jordan's Castle is 20 km east of Newcastle. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warm weather in Newcastle runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan8° / 3°181 mm
Feb9° / 3°132 mm
Mar11° / 4°125 mm
Apr13° / 6°92 mm
May16° / 8°70 mm
Jun18° / 10°90 mm
Jul20° / 12°83 mm
Aug19° / 12°105 mm
Sep17° / 11°84 mm
Oct14° / 8°139 mm
Nov11° / 6°154 mm
Dec9° / 4°147 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newcastle, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newcastle. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newcastle’s full climate →
About

Jordan's Castle

It has articles in 5 Wikipedias.

Type
Castle
Wikipedias
Covered in 5 languages
Town
20 km east of Newcastle
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Map of Jordan's Castle and nearby

Use the numbers to match each place near Jordan's Castle with the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Each town here links to its own guide.

12
  1. 1Newcastle
  2. 2Kilkeel
1 · 20 km west of it

Newcastle

8,298 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 34 km southwest of it

Kilkeel

6,633 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Jordan's Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Newcastle20 km west of it8,2986
Kilkeel34 km southwest of it6,6331
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Among the 17 within 15 km are 4 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.

1Castle · National TrustCastle Ward13 km away2CastleCastle Bright5.4 km away3CastleCastleKilclief Castle9.4 km away4CathedralDown Cathedral11 km away5Abbey or prioryInch Abbey12 km away6Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway11 km away7CastleCastleAudley's Castle14 km away8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustGibbs Island14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Jordan's Castle: what to know

Where is Jordan's Castle?

Jordan's Castle is 20 km east of Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down.

What is Jordan's Castle?

State Care historic monument in Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Jordan's 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 Jordan's Castle?

Within 15 km: Castle Ward (13 km), Castle Bright (5.4 km), Kilclief Castle (9.4 km) and Down Cathedral (11 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 (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.