Public art & sculpture · Northern Ireland
Crab Claw
In or near Ballylough.
Crab Claw — a public art in northern-ireland, United Kingdom.

Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Crab Claw is a public art located in northern-ireland, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Austronesian sail types are typically fore-and-aft with spars along one or more edges and include a triangular variant with spars on the upper and lower edges, informally called a crab claw sail. They were first developed by the Austronesian peoples by at least 2000 BCE.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.2127, -5.8872
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT33 0SJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
Sources
- osm: node/10878512425 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Crab-claw sail (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crab Claw?
- Crab Claw is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT33 0SJ).
- What is Crab Claw?
- Crab Claw — a public art in northern-ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Crab Claw?
- Drivers can use postcode BT33 0SJ.
- Is Crab Claw free to visit?
- Yes, Crab Claw is free to enter.
- How do I get to Crab Claw?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT33 0SJ. It sits within the South Down parliamentary constituency.