Burr Point
Burr Point is considered the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the Island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, at longitude 5.4326ºW, although the monument is at longitude 5.4397ºW.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyhalbert and Portavogie.
Ballyhalbert
Village
Ballyhalbert is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula between Ballywalter and Portavogie.
Portavogie
Village
Portavogie is a village, townland and fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough and is the easternmost settlement in Ireland.
Kircubbin
Village
Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village had a population of 1,153 people in the 2011 census.
Burr Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: easternmost point of the island of Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48885° or 54° 29′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.43451° or 5° 26′ 4″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C6PFHQ8+G5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Urdu—“Burr Point” goes by many names.
- Breton: “An Bior”
- Cebuano: “Burr Point (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Burr Point”
- German: “Burr Point”
- Irish: “An Bior”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burr Point”
- Swedish: “Burr Point (udde)”
- Swedish: “Burr Point”
- Urdu: “بر پوائنٹ”
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