Narrow Water Castle

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

16th-century tower house in Northern Ireland

Key Information

Construction

Warrenpoint 54°6′54″N 6°16′58.8″W / 54.11500°N 6.283000°W / 54.11500; -6.283000 (Narrow Water Castle)

Castle Type

Current Status

Bawn

Historical Overview

Narrow Water Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Chaoil; Ulster-Scots: Narra Wattèr Castle) is a 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. It is beside the A2 road and on the County Down bank of the Clanrye (Newry) River, which enters Carlingford Lough 1-mile (1.6 km) to the south. It is a historic monument in state care in the townland of Narrow Water, in Newry and Mourne District Council district, at grid ref: J1256 1939.

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