Inch Abbey railway station
Inch Abbey railway station is a station on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, a heritage railway in Northern Ireland. It is the terminus of the railway's North Line and serves Inch Abbey, a ruined monastery and local tourist attraction of Downpatrick notable for its use as a filming location in the HBO show Game of Thrones.Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Downpatrick, the UK
- Also known as: “Inch Abbey Railway Station” and “Inch Abbey Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inch Abbey and Down Cathedral.
Inch Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inch Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the outskirts of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded by John de Courcy in the 12th-century. It was dissolved in 1541. Inch Abbey is situated 1,300 feet east of Inch Abbey railway station.
Down Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. Down Cathedral is situated 1 mile southeast of Inch Abbey railway station.
Down County Museum
Museum
Photo: Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down County Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Inch Abbey railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downpatrick and Saul.
Downpatrick
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downpatrick is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's best known as the place where St Patrick supposedly returned to Ireland, and his burial place, and the area is dotted with prehistoric and early Christian sites.
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 2½ miles east of Inch Abbey railway station.
Struell Wells
Locality
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struell Wells are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. Struell Wells is situated 2½ miles east of Inch Abbey railway station.
Inch Abbey railway station
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.33752° or 54° 20′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.73609° or 5° 44′ 10″ westOperator
Downpatrick & County Down RailwayNetwork
Downpatrick & County Down RailwayOpen location code
9C6P87Q7+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4167036603OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q18559352
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Inch Abbey railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Inch Abbey”
- German: “Bahnhof Inch Abbey Railway”
- Spanish: “estación Inch Abbey Railway”
- Spanish: “Estación Inch Abbey Railway”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The King in the North and Inch Abbey.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area and Inch Abbey Station Car Park.
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