Ram’s Island
Ram’s Island is the largest island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It lies near the eastern shore of the lake and is about one mile long by one-quarter mile wide. Thickly wooded, it is a wildlife haven and includes the ruins of a medieval Irish round tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lough Neagh, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as: “Ram Island”, “Ram’s Island, Northern Ireland”, and “Rams Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Langford Lodge.
Langford Lodge
Aerodrome
Langford Lodge Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces and Royal Air Force station near Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today the airfield is owned by RLC a subsidiary of RLC Engineering Group which is headquartered in the Isle of Man. Langford Lodge is situated 2½ miles north of Ram’s Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenavy and Aldergrove.
Glenavy
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenavy is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. Glenavy is situated 3½ miles east of Ram’s Island.
Aldergrove
Village
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldergrove is a hamlet and townland sub-division in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Seacash and parish of Killead – 6 miles south of Antrim and 18 miles west of Belfast. Aldergrove is situated 4½ miles northeast of Ram’s Island.
Aghalee
Village
Photo: P Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghalee is a village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is three miles from the southeast corner of Lough Neagh on the main road between Lurgan and Antrim and about 13 kilometres west of Lisburn. Aghalee is situated 5 miles south of Ram’s Island.
Ram’s Island
- Categories: lake island, locality, and landform
- Location: Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58872° or 54° 35′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.30154° or 6° 18′ 6″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C6MHMQX+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 71932577OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ram’s Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ram’s Island”
- Cebuano: “Rams Island”
- Chinese: “拉姆斯島”
- Dutch: “Ram’s Island, Northern Ireland”
- Irish: “Inis Dairgreann”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Inis Dairgreann”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ram’s Island i Nord-Irland”
- Russian: “Рэмс”
- Spanish: “Inis Dairgreann”
- Swedish: “Ram’s Island”
- Swedish: “Rams Island”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ram’s Island”. Photo: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 3.0.