Kilroot
Kilroot is a townland, population centre and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Eden, on the outskirts of Carrickfergus on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. It is within the Mid and East Antrim area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Luney, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Keys767, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilroot Power Station and Andrew Jackson Centre.
Kilroot Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilroot power station is a fossil fuel power plant on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Andrew Jackson Centre
Photo: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Andrew Jackson Centre, also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. It is located in the village of Boneybefore in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Downshire railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Glenoe.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Glenoe
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Glenoe is situated 6 miles northwest of Kilroot.
Jordanstown
Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Jordanstown is situated 6 miles southwest of Kilroot.
Kilroot
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.72655° or 54° 43′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.76923° or 5° 46′ 9″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB KLROpen location code
9C6PP6GJ+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 267763183OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2645553Wikidata ID
Q2180916
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Kilroot” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kilroot”
- Irish: “Cill Ruaidh”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eden Gospel Hall and Eden Community Centre.
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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 “Kilroot”. Photo: Richard Luney, CC BY 2.0.