Gores Island

Gores Island, also known as Gore's Island, is an island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is connected to nearby Castle Island, and thence to the mainland, by a narrow roadway that is passable only at low tides.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Killyleagh Castle and Killyleagh Library.

Killyleagh Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited castles in the country, with parts dating back to 1180. Killyleagh Castle is situated 2 miles north of Gores Island.

Killyleagh Library

Library

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killyleagh Library is situated 2 miles north of Gores Island.

Quoile Castle

Ruins

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford, on the east bank of the River Quoile. Quoile Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Gores Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saul and Killyleagh.

Saul

Hamlet

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Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Saul and Ballee. The village lies to the east of Downpatrick and has strong links with Saint Patrick. Saul is situated 2 miles south of Gores Island.

Killyleagh

Town

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killyleagh is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. Killyleagh is situated 2 miles north of Gores Island.

Shrigley

Hamlet

Shrigley is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland about a mile north-west of Killyleagh. It is named after Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 456. It lies within the Down District Council area. Shrigley is situated 2½ miles north of Gores Island.

Gores Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.37065° or 54° 22′ 14″ north

Longitude

-5.65965° or 5° 39′ 35″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

9C6P98CR+74

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4557217

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

8436507

Wikidata ID

Q21008753

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gores Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gores Island”
Swedish: “Gores Island”

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