Navan FortA circular hilltop enclosure with a mound inside it, west of Armagh city, known in the old tales as Emain Macha, the seat of the kings of Ulster.
Castle
Benburb Castle
Benburb, County Tyrone
Sir Richard Wingfield built the bawn around 1615 on a cliff edge above the River Blackwater, in what are now the grounds of the Servite Priory at Benburb.
- Where
- Benburb, County Tyrone
- Official site
- communities-ni.gov.uk
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Navan FortA circular hilltop enclosure with a mound inside it, west of Armagh city, known in the old tales as Emain Macha, the seat of the kings of Ulster.
The ArgoryAn Irish gentry house finished in 1824, on a wooded estate above the River Blackwater, off the Derrycaw Road near Moy.
St Patrick's Catholic CathedralThe Catholic cathedral stands on the neighbouring hill, its twin spires above a long flight of steps, built in stages between 1840 and 1904.
Armagh Observatory and PlanetariumArchbishop Richard Robinson founded the observatory in 1790, and the planetarium on the same grounds opened in 1968 and is the oldest still running in Ireland and Britain.
Armagh Robinson LibraryArchbishop Richard Robinson opened his own collection to the public here in 1771, and a copy of Gulliver's Travels with handwritten notes is on display.
St Patrick's Church of Ireland CathedralThe Church of Ireland cathedral stands on the hill that gave Armagh its name, on the site of the great stone church that tradition gives to Patrick.What’s on nearby
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Tullaghoge FortFort · CookstownThe O'Neills were inaugurated at this hilltop enclosure south of Cookstown. A path climbs to it from a small car park at the foot of the hill.
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