Coordinates: 54°38′06″N 6°44′10″W / 54.635°N 6.736°W / 54.635; -6.736 Killymoon Castle is a castle situated about one mile (1.6 km) south east of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the north bank of the Ballinderry River. An 18 hole golf course has in recent years been built on the parkland, where British tournaments have been played.
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