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Northern Ireland
Lisburn
Carrickmaddyroe

Clough Castle Ruins loop from The Temple

Moderate

3

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Clough Castle Ruins loop from The Temple

03:04

72.2km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Strangford & Lecale AONB

Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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43.9 km

Clough Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The motte and bailey dates to c.1200 and is an excellent example of an Anglo-Norman earthwork castle. The taller mound, the motte, was built of earth to provide a look-out position and the central defence. Excavations at the top of the motte during the 1950s uncovered a wooden palisade which originally extended around the summit.

When you climb the motte you realise what an important position the castle is in, over looking the routes east to Downpatrick, south to Dundrum and north to Belfast Lough. The views from the top of the motte west to Slieve Croob are particularly fine.

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46.9 km

Bensill Wood

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72.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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67.7 km

4.18 km

261 m

116 m

Surfaces

68.1 km

4.16 km

< 100 m

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Monday 13 July

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