Northern Ireland · 16th century
Narrow Water Castle ranks #3,179 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 39 mapped in Northern Ireland. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,565 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Drogheda, 45 km away. See how Northern Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
Narrow Water Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Chaoil; Ulster-Scots: Narra Wattèr Castle) is a 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. It is beside the A2 road and on the County Down bank of the Clanrye (Newry) River, which enters Carlingford Lough 1-mile (1.6 km) to the south. It is a historic monument in state care in the townland of Narrow Water, in Newry and Mourne District Council district, at grid ref: J1256 1939.
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