Clough

Clough (/ˈklɒx/ KLOKH;[1] from Irish an Chloch, meaning 'the stone') is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.

The A2 continues via Downpatrick and the coast via Strangford and the Portaferry – Strangford Ferry to Portaferry to Belfast, whilst most road traffic heads along from Clough along the A24 via Carryduff to Belfast.

Clough is situated within the Newry, Mourne and Down area.

A map of 1634 marked the village as Machaeracate and the castle is Cloch Mhachaire Cat "Stone castle of the plain of the cat".

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