Moyry Castle

Moyry Castle 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.

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Location: 54.0703, -6.3853, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Battle of Moiry Pass ⓘ
  1315 battle in Ireland

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  Battle of Faughart ⓘ
  1318 battle

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  Battle of Tragh-Bhaile ⓘ
  1399 battle in Ireland

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  Battle of Moyry Pass ⓘ
  1600 battle

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  Battle of Ballymore-Eustace ⓘ
  battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798

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  Battle of Newry Road ⓘ
  1993 IRA attack in Northern Ireland

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  Clare Castle ⓘ
  castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland  

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  Darver Castle ⓘ
  castle in Ireland  

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  Moyry Castle ⓘ
  castle in Northern Ireland  

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  Killeavy Castle ⓘ
  building in County Armagh, Northern Ireland  

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  Block house on Island to south of Soldiers Point ⓘ
  fort in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland

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1315 Battle of Moiry Pass

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1318 Battle of Faughart

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1399 Battle of Tragh-Bhaile

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1600 Battle of Moyry Pass

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1798 Battle of Ballymore-Eustace

1993-09-23T00:00:00Z

1993-09-23T00:00:00Z

1993 Battle of Newry Road

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1836 Killeavy Castle

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1649 Block house on Island to south of Soldiers Point

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Moyry Castle

Moyry Castle 1

Moiry Castle on the slopes of Slievebolea

Moiry Castle, South Armagh

Moiry Castle from the Kilnasaggart Road

View downhill towards Moyry Castle

Information Board at Moyry Castle

Well cared for access path to Moyry Castle

Moyry Castle

Remnant of the bawn wall of Moyry Castle

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1315	Battle of Moiry Pass	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1318	Battle of Faughart	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Lordship of Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1399	Battle of Tragh-Bhaile	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1600	Battle of Moyry Pass	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of Ballymore-Eustace	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1993	Battle of Newry Road	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Clare Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Darver Castle	local business, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Moyry Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1836	Killeavy Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1649	Block house on Island to south of Soldiers Point	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Moyry Castle		Commons
commons	image		Moyry Castle 1		Commons
commons	image		Moiry Castle on the slopes of Slievebolea		Commons
commons	image		Moiry Castle, South Armagh		Commons
commons	image		Moiry Castle from the Kilnasaggart Road		Commons
commons	image		View downhill towards Moyry Castle		Commons
commons	image		Information Board at Moyry Castle		Commons
commons	image		Well cared for access path to Moyry Castle		Commons
commons	image		Moyry Castle		Commons
commons	image		Remnant of the bawn wall of Moyry Castle		Commons