Castles · Northern Ireland
Moyry Castle
Moyry Castle — castle in Northern Ireland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Moyry Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.0703°, -6.3853°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Moyry Castle (from the Irish Maġ Rí or "plain of the king") is a small 17th century castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built during the latter stages of the Nine Years' War in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to help secure Moyry Pass and the Gap of the North. It is set in the corner of a small bawn and is a rectangular tower three storeys high. Moyry Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Carrickbroad, in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J0576 1466. The castle is 7.5 miles (12 km) south of Newry town centre, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Dundalk town centre. Moyry Castle, is built on solid rock, It is almost square, 8 metres (26 ft) each way and is three stories high. There are musketry loopholes on each wall except the North facing wall. This wall held the fireplaces which protrude on the outside.
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Background
History
From 1601 on this place became known as Ballinemoyree, or Place of the Moyre, and was called "Bother a Mhaighre" in Irish. A captain Anthony Smith, was made constable of the castle and left to guard the pass with twelve men. In the patent rolls in 1606 King James I set aside the following area for the maintenance and security of the castle, fort and ward of Moyry: the towns, Dromintee, Carrickbroad, Dromad, Faughilotra, Faughart Faughiletra, part of Feede. The man who ordered the castle to be built was called Lord Deputy Mountjoy, who replaced Lord Deputy Essex who was beheaded after signing a truce with the enemy, the O'Neills. Lord Mountjoy's real name was Charles Blout. He was 36 when he…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0703, -6.3853
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT35 8JA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
- Official site
- www.communities-ni.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6927751 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Moyry Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Moyry Castle, Geograph.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Moyry Castle?
- Moyry Castle is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT35 8JA).
- Does Moyry Castle charge admission?
- Moyry Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Moyry Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT35 8JA. It sits within the Newry and Armagh parliamentary constituency.