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Dundrum Castle

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.26241, -5.84533

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Scabious, Common Field-speedwell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Scabious, Common Field-speedwell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Drumee CemeteryWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Manse Lanepublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Manse Lanepublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mPath type: track
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 ExtensionCycling route

Newcastle to Newry

Named routeRef 99National Cycle Network
Clough to Dundrum Cycleway/FootwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castlewellan Cycleway/FootwayCycling route
Named route
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy RouteCycling route25 km
Named routeRef 1Length 25 kmRound tripRegional 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

J4036 : Dundrum Castle

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4036 : Dundrum Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Dundrum ASAIHistoric site100 m→✦Mount Panther EstateHistoric site1.5 km→🐄Mount Panther Farm ParkVisitor farm1.6 km→✦Standing StoneHistoric site3.1 km→✦White's FortHistoric site3.7 km→✦Maghera Church and Round TowerHistoric site4.3 km→

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