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Mountjoy Castle

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeHeritageBirds
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.55846, -6.60755

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +4 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Grey Heron, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +12 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +12 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Spectacular Rustgill · last seen 2014; Fungi — Spectacular Rustgill · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Elephant Hawk-moth, Peacock · last seen 2018; Insects — Elephant Hawk-moth, Peacock · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coalisland CaminoWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughshore Trail Route 4 - Ballyronan Marina to Ardboe CrossCycling route14 km
Named routeRef 4Length 14 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H9068 : Mountjoy Castle

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H9068 : Mountjoy Castle

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✦RathHistoric site2.2 km→✦Drumcairne HouseHistoric site2.6 km→✦RathHistoric site3.5 km→✦Mountjoy CastleHistoric site0 m→✦RathHistoric site2.5 km→✦RathHistoric site3 km→

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