Murlough National Nature Reserve

Murlough Nature Reserve is a dune heathland on the coast of County Down in Northern Ireland, near Newcastle. It is on a peninsula between Dundrum Bay and Murlough Bay (Irish: Murlach, meaning 'sea inlet') and has views of Slieve Donard, the highest peak in the Mourne Mountains. Its 6,000-year-old sa

nd dune system has been managed by the National Trust since 1967, when it became Ireland's first nature reserve. It is also home to Murlough Beach.

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Nearby

Dundrum Castle castle · 3 km away
The New Castle, County Down castle · 4 km away
Tollymore Forest Park forest · 5 km away
Donard Forest forest · 5 km away
Clough Castle castle · 6 km away
The Mournes monumenti · 7 km away
Castlewellan Forest Park nature_reserve · 8 km away
Loughinisland Churches chiese · 11 km away