Portmore Lough
Portmore Lough is a small lake in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland that drains water into nearby Lough Neagh. It is roughly circular and covers an area of 286 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as: “Lough Beg” and “Lough Portmore”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ram’s Island.
Ram’s Island
Islet
Photo: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghalee and Glenavy.
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.
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.
Maghaberry
Village
Maghaberry or Magaberry is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira. Maghaberry is situated 5 miles southeast of Portmore Lough.
Portmore Lough
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.55762° or 54° 33′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.27832° or 6° 16′ 42″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C6MHP5C+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 71927949OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2640024Wikidata ID
Q3777117
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Portmore Lough” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Portmore Lough”
- Cebuano: “Portmore Lough (lanaw)”
- Cebuano: “Portmore Lough”
- Irish: “Loch an Phoirt Mhóir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Portmore Lough”
- Swedish: “Portmore Lough”
- Turkish: “Portmore Lough”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laloo Church and Portmore Cemetery.
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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 “Portmore Lough”. Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.