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 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″ north

Longitude

-5.63486° or 5° 38′ 6″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

9C6PG928+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4557019

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

2643192

Wikidata 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 Lythe Rock.

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