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Greencastle, Down

Greencastle is a hamlet, located around Greencastle Point on Carlingford Lough, County Down. It is within the townland of Greencastle, in the civil parish of Kilkeel. The headland and the hamlet are named from the nearby 13th-century Greencastle. The village is within the council area of Newry, Mourne and Down.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.040265,-6.102647
Grid Reference: J 2434 1177
Townland: Greencastle TD
Civil Parish: Kilkeel CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 321886
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Greencastle,_Down_321886

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