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It is located in the Down District Council area. PLACES OF INTEREST Drumena Cashel is a good example of a small stone built farmstead enclosure or cashel of the Early Christian period. It is situated 2 miles south west of Castlewellan off the A25 road to Rathfriland . Castlewellan Forest Park and Castlewellan Lake are situated to the Northwest of the village. The Peace Maze ,is the world's largest permanent hedge maze according to Guinness World Records, was constructed in the park between 2000 and 2001 . Castlewellan Castle overlooks the lake and the park. Nowadays the castle is used as a christian conference centre, and is not generally open to the public. PEOPLE The Irish writer Séamus Ó Néill was born here in 1910 . The actress Greer Garson was born here in 1904 2001 CENSUS Castlewellan is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day ( 29 April 2001 ) there were 2,392 people living in Castlewellan. Of these:
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