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Lissunenon Fort

📷 P Flannagan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.24909, -6.39792

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Swallow, Starling +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Swallow, Starling +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster Way (Newry Canal section)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Newry Canal WayWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network
Newry Canal TowpathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 9Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 9Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 9Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 9Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J0434 : Lissummon Road

📷 P Flannagan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J0434 : Lissummon Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DrumnametherHistoric site2.2 km→✦RathHistoric site3.5 km→

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