Kilroot Point
Kilroot Point is a point in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Kilroot Point is situated nearby to the locality Eden, as well as near the village Whitehead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilroot Power Station and Downshire railway station.
Kilroot Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilroot power station is a fossil fuel power plant on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Downshire railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park. Downshire railway station is situated 2 miles west of Kilroot Point.
Andrew Jackson Centre
Photo: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Andrew Jackson Centre, also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. It is located in the village of Boneybefore in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Andrew Jackson Centre is situated 1½ miles west of Kilroot Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Bangor.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a large town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim. It grew up around the 12th-century Norman castle that is now the centre of its tourism business.
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.
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 6 miles south of Kilroot Point.
Kilroot Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.72565° or 54° 43′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.74469° or 5° 44′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6PP7G4+74GeoNames ID
3230954
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