BCDR Railway Bridge
BCDR Railway Bridge is a ruins in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. BCDR Railway Bridge is situated nearby to the museum Somme Heritage Centre, as well as near Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Movilla Abbey and Helen’s Tower.
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 south of BCDR Railway Bridge.
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 1 mile northwest of BCDR Railway Bridge.
Clandeboye Park
Stadium
Clandeboye Park is a football stadium in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of NIFL Premiership side Bangor FC and is intended to be the temporary home of fellow NIFL Championship side and local rivals Ards FC. Clandeboye Park is situated 2½ miles north of BCDR Railway Bridge.
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 BCDR Railway Bridge.
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.
BCDR Railway Bridge
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.61789° or 54° 37′ 4″ northLongitude
-5.67487° or 5° 40′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6PJ89G+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 5851374604OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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