Scrabo Tower
Scrabo Tower is a castle; it lies 400 m southwest of Newtownards. There are 51 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Stormont Castle (7.8 km).
Castle near Newtownards
Just outside Newtownards
Scrabo Tower is 400 m southwest of Newtownards. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
In Newtownards the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–19°C.
Scrabo Tower
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 400 m southwest of Newtownards
Map of Scrabo Tower and nearby
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Scrabo Tower is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Where people come from
Of these 3 towns, the largest is Metropolitan Castlereagh (58,763 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Newtownards
Comber
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Scrabo Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownards | 400 m northeast of it | 29,677 | 10 |
| Comber | 2.7 km southwest of it | 9,529 | 4 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 3.9 km west of it | 58,763 | 39 |
What else is near Scrabo Tower
Nearby, 51 places within 15 km include 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and 2 cathedrals.
Historic houseStormont Castle7.8 km away2
Historic shipSS Nomadic13 km away3Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart8 km away4
GardenBotanic Gardens14 km away5
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast14 km away6CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral15 km away7
Historic shipHMS Caroline13 km away8
Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey8.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Scrabo Tower: what to know
Where is Scrabo Tower?
Scrabo Tower is 400 m southwest of Newtownards, Ards and North Down.
What is Scrabo Tower?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Scrabo Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Newtownards, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Scrabo Tower?
Within 15 km: Stormont Castle (7.8 km), SS Nomadic (13 km), Mount Stewart (8 km) and Botanic Gardens (14 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)
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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