Strangford Lough

Strangford Lough is a large sea lough or inlet in , in the east of . It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the wider , covering 150 km2.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: sea inlet in Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “ストラングフォード・ラフ”, “ストラングフォード湖”, and “斯特兰福德湖”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nendrum Monastery mill and Mahee Castle.

Archaeological site
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee… is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.

Ruins
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, also known as Nendrum Castle, is a small… is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.

Ruins
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was a Christian monastery on Mahee… is situated 2 miles west of Strangford Lough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiterock and Kircubbin.

Village
is a small in , . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Strangford Lough.

Village
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is a and townland in , . is situated 3 miles east of Strangford Lough.

Village
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or Grey Abbey is a small , townland… is situated 3 miles northeast of Strangford Lough.

Strangford Lough

Latitude
54.5° or 54° 30′ north
Longitude
-5.6° or 5° 36′ west
Open location code
9C6PGC22+22
Geo­Names ID
2636723
Wiki­data ID
Q937070
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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

Places to explore: Nuns Quarter and Ballydrain.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mahee Island and Reagh Island.

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Worth a closer look: Belfast and Derry.

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