Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint
In or near Killean.
Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newry · 4.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint, you can take a train to Newry station, which is 4.5 km away. The postcode for the site is BT35 8QU, and entry is free.
About
Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The attack on Cloghoge checkpoint was an unconventional railway bomb attack carried out on 1 May 1992 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) against a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint, manned at the time by members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The IRA's South Armagh Brigade fitted a van with train wheels that allowed it to move along a railway line. A large bomb was placed inside the van, which was then driven along the railway line to the target. The explosion killed one British soldier and injured 23 others. The complex, just north of the village of Cloghoge in County Armagh, on the southern outskirts of Newry, was utterly destroyed.
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Background
Description
During the late hours of 30 April, a group of four Provisional IRA members held a family hostage in Killeen, County Armagh, and stole a mechanical excavator. This was to be used to build a makeshift ramp up to the Dublin–Belfast railway line, which drew parallel to the Dublin–Belfast motorway (M1). At the same time, other IRA members stole a dark-painted Renault Master The IRA unit who set up the checkpoint in the Republic wore Garda Síochána uniforms. The South Armagh Brigade had examined the compound and realised that the railway side of the fortified position was lacking blast wall protection. The sentry at R15, Fusilier Andrew Grundy, spotted the incoming threat and alerted the other…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1500, -6.3444
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT35 8QU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
- Nearest railway station
- Newry — 4.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4817989 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint?
- Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT35 8QU).
- What is Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint?
- Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint?
- The nearest railway station is Newry, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT35 8QU.
- Is Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint free to visit?
- Yes, Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint is free to enter.
- How do I get to Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint?
- The nearest railway station is Newry, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT35 8QU.