Carlingford GreenwayFlat path on the old railway line, running along the shore of the lough between Carlingford and Omeath.
Viewpoint
Cloughmore Stone
Rostrevor, County Down
A granite boulder of about forty tonnes, left on the slope of Rostrevor Forest at the end of the last ice age, with views across Carlingford Lough.
- Where
- Rostrevor, County Down
- Official site
- nidirect.gov.uk
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Carlingford GreenwayFlat path on the old railway line, running along the shore of the lough between Carlingford and Omeath.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.
CarlingfordNarrow medieval lanes on the shore of Carlingford Lough, with the Cooley mountains going up straight behind them.
Slieve FoyeSlieve Foye rises directly above Carlingford, and a marked loop climbs off the edge of the village.
The Táin WayAbout 40km of waymarked circuit around the Cooley peninsula, starting and finishing in Carlingford.
The Cooley PeninsulaCooley is the finger of land between Carlingford Lough and Dundalk Bay, mountain on one side and water on the other.What’s on nearby
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