Camlough
Camlough ( ; ) is a village west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as the Cam Lough. South of the village is Camlough Mountain (or Slieve Girkin), part of the Ring of Gullion which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Camlough had a population of 1,074 at the 2011 census.
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- Locality
- Newry
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Cam Lough
- Camlough Mountain (Slieve Girkin)
- Camlough National School
- Mass rock
- Kelly's Mill
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Camlough ( ; ) is a village west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as the Cam Lough. South of the village is Camlough Mountain (or Slieve Girkin), part of the Ring of Gullion which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Camlough had a population of 1,074 at the 2011 census.
== History == Evidence of pre-Christian settlement in and around the village includes several dolmens (portal tombs) on Camlough Mountain. The Hag's Chair in Lislea and the Ballykeel Dolmen also indicate settlement in the area during the Neolithic period.
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