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Newcastle Aerodrome
Newcastle Aerodrome is located on Sea Road in Newcastle ( ga, An Caisleán Nua), a village in County Wicklow (''Contae Chill Mhantáin''), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. Facilities Newcastle Aerodrome sits at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... surface measuring . References {{authority control Airports in the Republic of Ireland Transport in County Wicklow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle, County Wicklow
Newcastle () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated on the R761 and is about south of Dublin city. Newcastle had a population of 924 at the 2016 census. The ancient barony of Newcastle, which surrounds the village, takes its name from the village and its Norman castle. History The village is half a mile from the castle and church where it was originally located. Newcastle takes its name from the castle, built by the Normans on an earlier Irish fortification in the territory of the O'Byrne's. It was constructed between 1177 and 1184 by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. The castle, called Newcastle Mackynegan, became a major stronghold in the outer fortifications of the Pale. Even so, it was attacked and occupied at intervals by the Wicklow Irish chieftains the O'Tooles and the O'Byrnes. The current ruin on the site is not that of the castle which was destroyed in the 16th century but of a building which was erected on the site. The castle was the administrative c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
