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Clough Castle

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📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.29214, -5.83662

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pestle Puffball · last seen 2021; Fungi — Pestle Puffball · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Irish Whitebeam, Herb-Robert, Corn Marigold +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Irish Whitebeam, Herb-Robert, Corn Marigold +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Newcastle WayWalking route42.5 km
Named routeLength 42.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Cumran LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Castle LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dam WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Seaforde Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cumran Lanepublic footpath · 237 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Cumran Lanepublic footpath · 418 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 418 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Cumran Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clough to Dundrum Cycleway/FootwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2 - The Slieve Croob RouteCycling route25 km
Named routeRef 2Length 25 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Dundrum Coastal PathCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle routeSurface grass

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4040 : The remains of a stone tower on the top of the Clough Castle motte

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4040 : The remains of a stone tower on the top of the Clough Castle motte

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mount Panther EstateHistoric site1.9 km→✦Dundrum ASAIHistoric site3.3 km→🐄Mount Panther Farm ParkVisitor farm1.8 km→🌱Seaforde GardensUrban park3.3 km→✦Gardenhill FortHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Nutgrove GardenUrban park4 km→

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