Windmill Stump

Windmill Stump is a ruins in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Windmill Stump is situated nearby to the ruins South Shaft Chimney, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Corry’s Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helen’s Tower and Newtownards Airport.

Helen’s Tower

Tower

Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helen's Tower is a 19th-century folly and lookout tower in Conlig, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built by 5th Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye and named for his mother, Helen. Helen’s Tower is situated 3,300 feet north of Windmill Stump.

Newtownards Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtownards Aerodrome is a local airfield in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM east of Belfast. It offers light aircraft flights, helicopter flights, microlight flights and flight simulator training. Newtownards Airport is situated 2½ miles south of Windmill Stump.

Movilla Abbey

Church

Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Movilla Abbey in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, is believed to have been one of Ulster's and Ireland's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. Movilla Abbey is situated 1½ miles southeast of Windmill Stump.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtownards and Kilcooley estate.

Newtownards

Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newtownards is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in County Down, with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".

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 2½ miles north of Windmill Stump.

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.

Windmill Stump

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.61442° or 54° 36′ 52″ north

Longitude

-5.68874° or 5° 41′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C6PJ876+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1200500500

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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