A small three-storey tower built in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to secure the strategically vital Moyry Pass and the 'Gap of the North' during the closing stages of the Nine Years' War, set within a small defensive bawn near the Armagh/Down border.
Visiting Moyry Castle
Yes, state care historic monument, freely accessible
"A small three-storey tower built in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to secure the strategically vital Moyry Pass and the 'Gap of the North' during the closing stages of the Nine Years' War, set within a small defensive bawn near the Armagh/Down border.."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Bellingham Castle, 25.96 km away in Castlebellingham — Built around 1660 by Sir Henry Bellingham, ancestral home of the Bellingham family until the 1950s; converted into a hotel from the late 1950s onward.
Nearest castle hotel · 25.96 km
Bellingham Castle
Castlebellingham, Co. Louth · 4-star
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