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Number of results: 172

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  1. Armagh

    Address

    Cathedral Road, Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 7QY

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 3752 2813

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Cathedral

    This imposing cathedral, on an elevated site, was started in 1840, but work was suspended during the Great Famine of 1845-48 and recommenced in 1854 when J. J. McCarthy was appointed architect. It was dedicated for worship in 1873.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
    • Parking (free)
  2. Plumbridge

    Address

    Off Lisnaragh Road, Plumbridge, County Tyrone, BT79 8AP

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Archaeological sites

    This well preserved and unusual monument is in an extensive area of blanket peat near the Butterlope Glen 4 miles north of Plumbridge. The wedge tomb is surrounded by an elegant stone circle of eleven tall schist stones.

    Price

    Free
  3. Clough

    Address

    Main Street, Clough, County Down, BT30 8TH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    An Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork castle dating to the late 12th or early 13th century. The motte was built of earth to provide a look-out position and central defence. The bailey provided a space for domestic buildings and livestock.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  4. Bessbrook

    Address

    Belfast to Dublin railway line, Bessbrook, County Armagh, BT35 6JR

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 3031 3170

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Railway

    This 18 arch viaduct, close to Newry, is a prominent feature of the south Armagh landscape.

    Price

    Free
  5. Grey Abbey ruins and graveyard from a birds eye view
    Grey Abbey ruins in the sunshine
    Grey Abbey ruins
    Grey Abbey ruins
    Grey Abbey ruins
    Grey Abbey ruins and graveyard from a birds eye view
    Grey Abbey ruins in the sunshine
    Grey Abbey ruins
    Grey Abbey ruins
    Grey Abbey ruins

    Greyabbey

    Address

    Main Street, Greyabbey, County Down, BT22 2NQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Abbey / Priory

    Grey Abbey, a Cistercian Abbey church and its living quarters were founded in 1193 by Affreca wife of John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman invader of East Ulster.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  6. Belfast

    Address

    217 Holywood Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 2DH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9065 4090

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    This was CS Lewis’ local church in which he was baptised on 29 January 1899 and confirmed on 6 December 1914. There is a stained glass window in the church, donated by the Lewis brothers in memory of their parents, designed by Irish artist M. Healy.

    Price

    Free
  7. Standing stones at a Dolmen
    Standing and horizontal stones at a Dolmen
    Stones at a Dolmen
    Standing stones at a Dolmen
    Standing and horizontal stones at a Dolmen
    Stones at a Dolmen

    Maghera

    Address

    Tirnony Road, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5RE

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    One mile north of Maghera stands a prehistoric tomb at least 4,000 - 6,000 years old. Dolmens are tomb structures with standing stones and a horizontal capstone, found in a number of places in Ireland.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  8. Belfast

    Address

    199 Donegall Street, Belfast, CountyAntrim, BT1 2FL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9032 4597

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    The Gothic Revival St Patrick's was designed by Timonthy Hevey and Mortimer Thomspon and consecrated in 1877. The first Church was built on this site in 1815 and was the second Catholic Church built since the Reformation in the city of Belfast.

    Price

    Free
  9. Rathfriland

    Address

    Church Hill Road, Drumballyroney, Rathfriland, County Down, BT34 5PH

    Telephone

    028 4062 3322

    Type

    Type:

    Visitor Centres & Museums

    The fertile land of County Down has been farming country for centuries. It was here that Patrick Brontë, father of Charlotte, Emily and Anne - the famous Brontë sisters, was born into a farming family on 17th March 1777.

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  10. The front of Lissan House from the garden
    Three ladies stand with a tour guide inside the ballroom of Lissan House.
    Three girls walk along a path towards Lissan House
    The front of Lissan House from the garden
    Three ladies stand with a tour guide inside the ballroom of Lissan House.
    Three girls walk along a path towards Lissan House

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    Cookstown

    Address

    Drumgrass Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 9SW

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7736 837 779

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Lissan House is an enchanting country residence set within a 260 acre demesne of ancient woodland and forestry. The estate was created in the 17th century and remained the home of the Staples family for nearly 400 years.

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. Limavady

    Address

    Magilligan Point, Point Road, Limavady, County Londonderry, BT49 0LR

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    A well preserved Martello Tower at Magilligan Point, an important historical site in Northern Ireland, built during the Napeolonic Wars marks the entrance to Lough Foyle.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  12. Close up photo of one of the gravestones, with others within view

    Cloughey

    Address

    Ardminnan Road, Cloughey, County Down, BT22 1QJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9182 6846

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    Within it are the ruins of a medieval church which is believed to be the Church of Ardmacossce or Ardmacaisse, mentioned in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas, 1306, along with an unusual cross-carved boulder.

    Price

    Free
  13. Meigh

    Address

    Ballintemple Road, Meigh, County Armagh, BT35 8LQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Archaeological sites

    This unusual megalithic monument is set on the eastern edge of a low ridge, overlooked by Slieve Gullion to the west and around 750m south of the badly disturbed remains of Clonlum court tomb.

    Price

    Free
  14. Dromore

    Address

    Mount Street, Dromore, County Down, BT25 1FA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Dromore Mound or Dromore Motte and Bailey as it is commonly known is the best preserved and most impressive Anglo-Norman motte and bailey structure in Ulster. It was built by Sir John de Courcy after the Norman Conquest in the 13th Century.

    Price

    Free
  15. Armagh

    Address

    Friary Road, Armagh, County Armagh, BT60 4FR

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    Ruins of the longest Friary church in Ireland (163 ft.). Founded by Archbishop Patrick O'Scanail in 1263. Open all year.

    Price

    Free
  16. Warrenpoint

    Address

    Newry Road, Warrenpoint, County Down, BT34 3LE

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    Excellent example of a tower-house and bawn built about 1568 at a point where the Newry River meets Carlingford Lough, a strategic spot.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
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    Larne

    Address

    28 Chaine Memorial Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9336 6666

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    This special memorial tower stands tall on the western side of Larne Lough, at the entrance to Larne harbour greeting visitors arriving by sea. It's an accurate replica of an Irish Round Tower and is known affectionately by locals as 'The Pencil.'

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  18. Killeen

    Address

    Ferryhill Road, Killeen, County Armagh, BT35 8NX

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Archaeological sites

    Known locally as the ‘King’s Ring’, this court tomb has a prominent position in the southeast part of the rugged Slieve Gullion ring-dyke.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  19. Castlerock

    Address

    Mussenden Road, Castlerock, County Londonderry, BT51 4RP

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7084 8728

    Type

    Type:

    The National Trust

    Hezlett’s picturesque thatched cottage exterior hides a fascinating early timber frame dating from 1690, making it one of the oldest vernacular domestic buildings in Northern Ireland.

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  20. A church on an island on Lough Beg
    Church Island on Lough Beg
    A church on an island on Lough Beg
    Church Island on Lough Beg

    Bellaghy

    Address

    Ballydermot Road, Bellaghy, County Londonderry, BT45 8LF

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    Church Island is a small island on Lough Beg - 1.5 miles from Bellaghy. On a visit to the island you will discover the ruins of an old church with no spire.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking (free)
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