Killevy ChurchesTwo ruined churches in a graveyard at the foot of Slieve Gullion, on the site of the nunnery that St Moninne founded at Killevy.
Prehistoric site
Ballymacdermot Court Tomb
Bessbrook, County Armagh
The stones of a court tomb laid out on the hillside south of Bessbrook, with the hills of the Ring of Gullion behind.
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- Bessbrook, County Armagh
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Killevy ChurchesTwo ruined churches in a graveyard at the foot of Slieve Gullion, on the site of the nunnery that St Moninne founded at Killevy.
Derrymore HouseA thatched cottage orné built in the late 1770s for Isaac Corry, set in parkland and woods outside Bessbrook that are open to walk.
Camlough LakeA glacial ribbon lake in the valley between Slieve Gullion and Camlough Mountain, and the largest lake in the Ring of Gullion.
Slieve GullionThe highest point in the county, with a forest drive up its side and a passage tomb on the summit, at the centre of the Ring of Gullion.
Ballykeel DolmenA portal tomb at the western foot of Slieve Gullion, its granite capstone balanced on three stones at the end of a long cairn.
Kilnasaggart StoneA tall pillar stone carved with crosses inside circles, standing in a field near Jonesborough among smaller cross-carved stones from an early Christian cemetery.What’s on nearby
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