Strangford Lough
Strangford Lough is a large sea lough or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the wider British Isles, covering 150 km2.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nendrum Monastery mill and Mahee Castle.
Nendrum Monastery mill
Archaeological site
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain. Nendrum Monastery mill is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.
Mahee Castle
Ruins
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Mahee Castle, also known as Nendrum Castle, is a small ruined tower house near Nendrum Monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Mahee Castle is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.
Nendrum Monastery
Ruins
Photo: Jordanmcclements, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain. Nendrum Monastery is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiterock and Kircubbin.
Whiterock
Village
Whiterock is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Killinakin, in the civil parish of Killinchy and historic barony of Dufferin, on the western shore of Strangford Lough, near to the village of Killinchy. Whiterock is situated 2½ miles southwest of Strangford Lough.
Kircubbin
Village
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Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village had a population of 1,153 people in the 2011 census. Kircubbin is situated 3 miles east of Strangford Lough.
Greyabbey
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. Greyabbey is situated 3 miles northeast of Strangford Lough.
Strangford Lough
- Type: Lake
- Description: sea inlet in Northern Ireland
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Strangford Lough” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Strangford Lough”
- Arabic: “لوخ سترانغفورد”
- Basque: “Strangford aintzira”
- Breton: “Loch Cuan”
- Cebuano: “Strangford Lough”
- Chinese: “史特蘭福德潟湖”
- Chinese: “斯特兰福德湖”
- Chinese: “斯特兰福特湾”
- Chinese: “斯特蘭福德湖海洋發電”
- Chinese: “斯特蘭福特灣”
- Dutch: “Strangford Lough”
- French: “Strangford Lough”
- Galician: “Strangford Lough”
- German: “Strangford Lough”
- Irish: “Loch Cuan”
- Italian: “Strangford Lough”
- Japanese: “ストラングフォード・ラフ”
- Japanese: “ストラングフォード湖”
- Japanese: “ストロングフォード湖”
- Korean: “스트랭퍼드호”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Strangford Lough”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Strangford Lough”
- Norwegian: “Strangford Lough”
- Polish: “Strangford Lough”
- Russian: “Странгфорд-Лох”
- Russian: “Стренгфорд-Лох”
- Slovenian: “Strangfordsko jezero”
- Spanish: “Strangford Lough”
- Swedish: “Strangford Lough”
- Turkish: “Strangford Lough”
- Ukrainian: “Стренгфорд-Лох”
- Welsh: “Loch Cuan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nuns Quarter and Ballydrain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mahee Island and Reagh Island.
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