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.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of 79 feet (24 metres)
- Description: island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Killyleagh Castle and Killyleagh Library.
Killyleagh Castle
Castle
Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. Killyleagh Castle is situated 2 miles north of Gores Island.
Quoile Castle
Ruins
Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles from… Quoile Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Gores Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saul and Killyleagh.
Saul
Hamlet
Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Saul and Ballee. Saul is situated 2 miles south of Gores Island.
Killyleagh
Town
Killyleagh is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. 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. Shrigley is situated 2½ miles north of Gores Island.
Gores Island
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Latitude
54.37065° or 54° 22′ 14″ north
Longitude
-5.65965° or 5° 39′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C6P98CR+74
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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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