Castleroche CastleThe thirteenth century castle sits on a rock outcrop northwest of Dundalk, gable wall and window still upright.
Forest
Ravensdale Forest
Dundalk, County Louth
Coillte forest in the valley north of Dundalk, with waymarked trails and standing stones in among the trees.
- Where
- Dundalk, County Louth
- Official site
- coillte.ie
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Castleroche CastleThe thirteenth century castle sits on a rock outcrop northwest of Dundalk, gable wall and window still upright.
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Proleek DolmenThe capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, in a field near Ballymascanlon.
Patrick Kavanagh CentreThe centre is in the old Inniskeen church in Patrick Kavanagh's home parish, on his life and the townlands he wrote about.
Inniskeen Round TowerTwelve metres of round tower stump in the village graveyard is all that is left of St Daig's monastery.On nearby
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