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Savage's Fort

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📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.28588, -5.87691

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marsh Fritillary, Green-veined White +8 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marsh Fritillary, Green-veined White +8 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fuchsia · last seen 2013; Plants — Fuchsia · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route42.5 km
Named routeLength 42.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Moorish Tower WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Slievenaslat WalkWalking route4.3 km
Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cumran LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Castle LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 3 - The Legananny RouteCycling route20 km
Named routeRef 3Length 20 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Dundrum Coastal PathCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle routeSurface grass
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue TrailMountain bike route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Red TrailMountain bike route19 km
Named routeLength 19 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Green TrailMountain bike route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J3839 : Savage's Fort Platform Rath

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J3839 : Savage's Fort Platform Rath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mount Panther EstateHistoric site2.3 km→✦Dundrum ASAIHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Seaforde GardensUrban park4.6 km→🐄Mount Panther Farm ParkVisitor farm2.3 km→✦Gardenhill FortHistoric site4.6 km→✦Dundrum CastleHistoric site3.3 km→

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