Scarva Visitor Centre.

Irish Heritage Sites.

Heritage Sites in Ireland.
Scarva Visitor Centre.
 
(Rough shallow ford.)

Set in the picturesque village of Scarva, on the banks of the Newry Canal the first to be built in the British Isles. The Centre depicts the history of canals in Ireland.

Scarva Visitors Centre is open from April until October inclusive: Tues.- Fri., 11:00am - 5:00pm and Sat. - Sun. 2:00 - 5:00pm.

Scarva is also the setting on the 13th of July each year for the 'sham fight' which is an reenactment of the Battle of the Boyne 1690 fought between William of Orange and King James II of England.

Although the village of Scarva is in County Down, Scara railway station is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary. The station opened on 23 March 1859. The station was formerly the junction for the GNR(I) branch to Banbridge which opened in 1859 and closed on 2 May 1955. Scarva sation was closed between 1965 and 1984

Scarva Visitor Centre
Main St
Scarva
Co Down
Tel +44 (0)28 3883 2163
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