Mahee Island
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.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.
Mahee Castle
Ruins
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiterock and Killinchy.
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.
Killinchy
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killinchy is a townland and small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is two miles inland from the western shores of Strangford Lough in the Borough of Ards and North Down.
Balloo
Village
Balloo is a small village and townland near Killinchy in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 5 miles south of Comber on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick.
Mahee Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.50153° or 54° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-5.63486° or 5° 38′ 6″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C6PG928+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4557019OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2643192Wikidata ID
Q1627162
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mahee Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mahee Island”
- German: “Mahee Island”
- Swedish: “Mahee Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardmillan and Ballydrain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mahee Island Golf Course and Mahee Island Golf Club.
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