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Hillsborough Castle

Hillsborough Castle is an official government residence in . It is the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and the official residence in Northern Ireland of the British monarch and other members of the British royal family when they visit the region, as well as a guest house for prominent international visitors.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Hillsborough Castle The Square Hillsborough County Down Bt26 6ag” and “Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough Co. Down”
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eikon Exhibition Centre and Lisnagarvey transmitting station.

Convention center
The is an events venue at Balmoral Park, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The name comes from the Greek word "eikon". is situated 2 miles north of Hillsborough Castle.

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a facility for mediumwave broadcasting located in the townland of Magherageery, on the southern edge of , . is situated 2 miles northeast of Hillsborough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillsborough and Ravernet.

Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village historically in in Northern Ireland, nowadays governed as part of Lisburn and Castlereagh District. It's an attractive Georgian village dominated by Castle, the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and of the King whenever he's in the province.

Village
, also known as Ravarnet or Ravernette is a and townland in , . It is located on the Ravarnet River, about 3 km south of and about 3 km northeast of Hillsborough. is situated 2 miles northeast of Hillsborough Castle.

Village
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
/ Anahilt is a and civil parish in north , . It is 7.5 miles south of , and about 14 miles south-west of , on the main road between and Hillsborough. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Hillsborough Castle.

Hillsborough Castle

Latitude
54.46138° or 54° 27′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.08579° or 6° 5′ 9″ west
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
Open location code
9C6MFW67+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 156027052
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2646888
Wiki­data ID
Q1275686
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Hillsborough Castle” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hillsborough-kasteel”
  • Basque: “Hillsborough gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “希爾斯伯勒城堡”
  • Czech: “hrad Hillsborough”
  • Czech: “zámek Hillsborough”
  • Dutch: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • French: “château de Hillsborough”
  • French: “Château de Hillsborough”
  • German: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הילסבורו”
  • Italian: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Japanese: “ヒルズバラ城”
  • Japanese: “ヒルズボロ城”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Malay: “Istana Hillsborough”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hillsborough”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Hillsborough”
  • Russian: “Замок Хиллсборо”
  • Scots: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Slovenian: “grad Hillsborough”
  • Slovenian: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hillsborough”
  • Swedish: “Hillsborough Castle”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Гіллсборо”
  • Welsh: “Castell Hillsborough”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Culcavy and Sprucefield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hillsborough Square and Tourist Information 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 “Hillsborough Castle”. Photo: Xandered811, CC BY-SA 4.0.