Killinchy
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nendrum Monastery mill and Nendrum Monastery.
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. Nendrum Monastery mill is situated 2 miles northeast of Killinchy.
Nendrum Monastery
Ruins
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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. Nendrum Monastery is situated 2 miles northeast of Killinchy.
Mahee Castle
Ruins
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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. Mahee Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Killinchy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balloo and Whiterock.
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.
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.
Shrigley
Hamlet
Shrigley is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland about a mile north-west of Killyleagh. It is named after Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 456. It lies within the Down District Council area. Shrigley is situated 4½ miles south of Killinchy.
Killinchy
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Down, Northern Ireland
- Category: locality
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.47228° or 54° 28′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.67565° or 5° 40′ 32″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB KHYOpen location code
9C6PF8CF+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 267763149OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2645628Wikidata ID
Q205095
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