Castle · Bessbrook · Newry, Mourne and Down

Mount Caulfield

Mount Caulfield is a castle in Bessbrook. 4 more places to visit are within 5 km. Our list goes on with Newry Cathedral, 4.2 km away.

Where

In Bessbrook

inside the settlement

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Bessbrook

Inside Bessbrook

Mount Caulfield is inside Bessbrook’s settlement, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–19°C highs in Bessbrook).

Jan8° / 2°110 mm

Feb8° / 2°77 mm

Mar10° / 3°76 mm

Apr12° / 4°69 mm

May15° / 7°69 mm

Jun18° / 9°77 mm

Jul19° / 11°77 mm

Aug19° / 11°89 mm

Sep17° / 9°86 mm

Oct13° / 7°112 mm

Nov10° / 4°116 mm

Dec8° / 2°110 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bessbrook, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bessbrook. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bessbrook’s full climate →

About

Mount Caulfield

Castle.

In Bessbrook, inside the town’s settlement.

Type: Castle
Town: in Bessbrook

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mount Caulfield and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Mount Caulfield is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1Bessbrook
2Newry

1 · It’s in town

Bessbrook

2,892 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 800 m east of it

Newry

28,530 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Mount Caulfield is	People	Places to visit
Bessbrook	It’s in town	2,892	5
Newry	800 m east of it	28,530	6

Make a day of it

Places to add to Mount Caulfield

Nearby, 7 places within 15 km include 4 castles, a cathedral and a park or estate.

CathedralNewry Cathedral4.2 km away 2

CastleNarrow Water Keep12 km away 3CastleCastleMoyry Castle13 km away 4CastleCastleKilleavy Castle7.6 km away 5Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustDerrymore Demesne700 m away 6MuseumMuseumNewry and Mourne Museum4.4 km away 7CastleCastleBagenal's Castle4.4 km away

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

Mount Caulfield in questions

Where is Mount Caulfield?

Mount Caulfield is in Bessbrook, Newry, Mourne and Down, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Mount Caulfield?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Mount Caulfield?

June to August are the warmest months in Bessbrook, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Mount Caulfield?

Within 15 km: Newry Cathedral (4.2 km), Narrow Water Keep (12 km), Moyry Castle (13 km) and Killeavy Castle (7.6 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 (2)

Newry Cathedral: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Narrow Water Keep: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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