Pound Forge

Pound Forge is a blacksmith in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Pound Forge is situated nearby to the museum ‘Caught in Time’ Exhibition, as well as near the movie theater Pentland’s Picture House, Gilford.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cultra railway station and Marino railway station.

Cultra railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cultra railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It serves the Cultra residential area and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Cultra railway station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Pound Forge.

Marino railway station

Railway station

Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marino railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. Marino railway station is situated 3,900 feet west of Pound Forge.

Result

Ship

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Result is a three-masted cargo schooner built in Carrickfergus in 1893. She was a working ship until 1967, and served for a short time in the Royal Navy as a Q-ship during World War I. Result is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Pound Forge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holywood and Dundonald.

Holywood

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holywood is a town five miles northeast of Belfast. It's historically in County Down, but since 2015 has been governed as part of Ards and North Down District, along with Bangor and Newtownards.

Dundonald

Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundonald is a town in the traditional County Down, east of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It lies east of Belfast and is a suburb of the city. It is home to Moat Park, the Ulster Hospital, and Dundonald International Ice Bowl.

Ballybeen

Suburb

Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballybeen, also known as Ballybeen Housing Estate, is the second-biggest housing estate in Northern Ireland. It is in the village of Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. Ballybeen is situated 4 miles south of Pound Forge.

Pound Forge

Type: Blacksmith
Category: workshop
Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

54.64769° or 54° 38′ 52″ north

Longitude

-5.79904° or 5° 47′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C6PJ6X2+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13726033678

OpenStreetMap feature

craft=blacksmith

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Pound Forge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘Caught in Time’ Exhibition and Pentland’s Picture House, Gilford.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Basketmaker’s House and Basket Maker’s Workshop.

Northern Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Belfast, Derry, Giant’s Causeway, and Armagh.

Curious Blacksmiths to Discover

Uncover intriguing blacksmiths from every corner of the globe.