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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
-5.65965° or 5° 39′ 35″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C6P98CR+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 4557217OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8436507Wikidata 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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