Cavehill
Cave Hill or Cavehill is a rocky hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a height of 368 metres. It is marked by basalt cliffs and caves, and its distinguishing feature is 'Napoleon's Nose', a tall cliff resembling the profile of the emperor Napoleon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tsumo9, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,207 feet
- Description: hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Ben Madigan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belfast Castle and Belfast Zoo.
Belfast Castle
Photo: Johnnykimble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belfast Castle is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400 feet above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views over the City of Belfast and Belfast Lough.
Belfast Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Quichot, Public domain.
Belfast Zoological Gardens is a zoo in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is in a relatively secluded location on the northeastern slope of Cavehill, overlooking Belfast's Antrim Road.
Belfast Boys’ Model School
School
Belfast Boys' Model School is a boys only secondary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtownabbey and New Lodge.
Newtownabbey
Photo: Pastor Sam, CC BY 3.0.
Newtownabbey is a district just north of Belfast. It's short of tourist sights and facilities, and you'd only come here for business or to attend the university.
New Lodge
Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Cavehill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.64821° or 54° 38′ 54″ northLongitude
-5.95064° or 5° 57′ 2″ westElevation
1,207 feet (368 metres)Open location code
9C6PJ2XX+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 472666838OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Cavehill” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cavehill”
- Cebuano: “Cave Hill”
- Czech: “Cave Hill”
- Czech: “Cavehill”
- Dutch: “Cavehill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاڤيهيل”
- French: “cave Hill”
- French: “Cave Hill”
- French: “Cavehill”
- German: “Cavehill”
- Irish: “Beann Mhadagáin”
- Irish: “Binn Mhadagáin”
- Italian: “Ben Madigan”
- Italian: “Cavehill”
- Japanese: “ケーヴ丘”
- Japanese: “ケイヴヒル”
- Ladin: “Cavehill”
- Lombard: “Ben Madigan”
- Lombard: “Cavehill”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cavehill”
- Swedish: “Cave Hill”
- Venetian: “Cavehill”
- Vietnamese: “Cavehill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cave Hill Country Park and McArt’s Fort.
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