New Castle (County Down)
New Castle ( Irish An Caisleán Nua ) is a ruined castle at the mouth of the Shimna River in Newcastle in County Down, Northern Ireland . The original castle is mentioned in a document as early as 1433 and was built to monitor the river crossing. In 1588 the castle was rebuilt by Feidhlimidh Mag Aonghusa ( Felix Magenis ). This building was destroyed in 1830.
Individual evidence
- ^ Newcastle. To Caisleán Nua . Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ About Newcastle . Newcastle Lifeboat. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Stewart, Linda: See the Wood for the Trees . In: Belfast Telegraph . January 5th, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28th, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
Coordinates: 54 ° 12 '35 " N , 5 ° 53' 24" W.