Lagan Canal
The Lagan Canal was a 44-kilometre canal built to connect Belfast to Lough Neagh. The first section, which is a river navigation, was opened in 1763, and linked Belfast to Lisburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include The Oval and Titanic Quarter railway station.
The Oval
Pitch
The Oval is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which has been home to Glentoran F.C. since 1892. In 1941, the stadium was severely damaged by aerial bombing during the Belfast blitz of World War II and was unusable until 1949.
Titanic Quarter railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Titanic Quarter railway station is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter.
SS Nomadic
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SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Titanic Quarter and Cathedral Quarter.
Titanic Quarter
Quarter
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Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island, and initially, Dargan's Island.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
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The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the city centre.
Belfast
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Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. Most of it historically lay in County Antrim west of the River Lagan, with about a third on the east bank in County Down, but it's always been governed as a separate metropolis, with a population in 2024 of about 671,000.
Lagan Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal between Belfast and Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lagan Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lagan Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lagan Navigation”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة لاجان”
- Japanese: “ラガン運河”
- Swedish: “Lagan Navigation”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballymacarret and Queens Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Titanic Belfast and Belfast Central railway station.
Northern Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations
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