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A story from Annalong · ~35 min from Warrenpoint

The Rocket House

In short: The Rocket House, or Rocket Tower, is Annalong's 1850s coastguard tower and is now a listed building.

Annalong's Coastguard Tower, known locally as the Rocket House or the Rocket Tower, dates from the 1850s and is now a listed building. It's a reminder that this beautiful coast could be dangerous, and that people were ready to help when it was.

Go and see it

Find the Rocket House on the coast.

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Questions people ask

What is the Rocket House in Annalong?

The local name for Annalong's Coastguard Tower, built in the 1850s.

Why is it called the Rocket House?

Coastguard stations used rocket apparatus to fire lines to ships in trouble, which is likely where the name comes from.

When: 1850s. Sources: 1850s; listed building. Spotted something we should correct? Let us know.

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