Linear earthwork (part of) known as "The Black Ditch, Ballykinler Middle; Ballykinler Lower
No. 271 of 832 in Mourne, No. 98 for history. History, 8.1 km from Newcastle, just outside Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part of a linear earthwork known as the Black Ditch, running through the townlands of Ballykinler Middle and Ballykinler Lower, and protected as a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-11-01).
Facts
- Heritage
- Scheduled monumentDepartment for Communities, Historic Environment Division (listed buildings and monuments), checked 2026-11-01
- Best months
- Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Why it ranks here
Score 0.65 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.- Interests: History and heritage
- visit: 100% (weight 0.15)
- Detail in OpenStreetMap: no (weight 0.15)
- Has a website: no (weight 0.1)
- Heritage listing: 60% (weight 0.15)
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: no (weight 0.25)