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Motte and BAiley

📷 Wikipedia · Motte-and-bailey castle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.98873, -7.25648

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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
  • 🐕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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Starling +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Starling +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mill PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 1Cycling route54 km
Named routeRef EV1Length 54 kmInternational cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 92Cycling route

Ballinamallard to Londonderry

Named routeRef 92National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Inis Eoghain CyclewayCycling route60.8 km
Named routeLength 60.8 kmRegional cycle route
Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3Cycling route35.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 35.4 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Motte-and-bailey castle

📷 Wikipedia · Motte-and-bailey castle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Saint Columb's ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Kilfennan ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Top of the Hill ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Peace FlameHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Bay Road ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Drumahoe District ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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