Drumhirk
Drumhirk is a locality in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Drumhirk is situated nearby to the village Conlig, as well as near the suburb Ballyharry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Movilla Abbey and Clandeboye Park.
Movilla Abbey
Church
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Movilla Abbey in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, is believed to have been one of Ulster's and Ireland's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. Movilla Abbey is situated 1½ miles south of Drumhirk.
Clandeboye Park
Stadium
Clandeboye Park is a football stadium in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of NIFL Premiership side Bangor FC and is intended to be the temporary home of fellow NIFL Championship side and local rivals Ards FC. Clandeboye Park is situated 2½ miles north of Drumhirk.
Bangor Abbey
Church
Photo: Andrew Muir, CC BY 2.0.
Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral. Bangor Abbey is situated 2½ miles north of Drumhirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtownards and Kilcooley estate.
Newtownards
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtownards is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in County Down, with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".
Kilcooley estate
Suburb
Kilcooley estate is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. Kilcooley estate is situated 2½ miles northwest of Drumhirk.
Bangor
Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bangor is a town on the south shore of Belfast Lough, in County Down. It was a holiday resort from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century but is now chiefly a commuter town for Belfast. In 2021 it had a population of 64,000.
Drumhirk
Latitude
54.62038° or 54° 37′ 13″ northLongitude
-5.66494° or 5° 39′ 54″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
9C6PJ8CP+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 267763063OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2650937
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