Moyry Castle (Q6927751)

  • matcher place: Ulster (relation 278664), County Armagh (relation 1119535), Ring of Gullion AONB (relation 1426744)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Castles in County Armagh, Ruined castles in Northern Ireland, Tower houses in Northern Ireland
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Moyry Castle (from the Irish Maġ Rí or "plain of the king") is situated 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 small rectangular tower three storeys high.

Wikidata location: 54.0703, -6.3853 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Castles in County Armagh historic=castle, tourism=attraction, place=locality, building=ruins, historic=ruins, historic=archaeological_site, building=castle, historic=tower_house
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