Movilla Abbey
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.Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newtownards Airport and Scrabo Tower.
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.
Scrabo Tower
Photo: Elkay62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar. Scrabo Tower is situated 2 miles southwest of Movilla Abbey.
Regent House School
School
Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. Regent House School is situated 1¼ miles west of Movilla Abbey.
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 3½ miles north of Movilla Abbey.
Comber
Town
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comber is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is situated 4½ miles southwest of Movilla Abbey.
Movilla Abbey
- Type: Church
- Description: abbey in the UK
- Categories: abbey, building, ruins, historic site, and religion
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.59591° or 54° 35′ 45″ northLongitude
-5.67451° or 5° 40′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6PH8WG+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 1031368629OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q3367688
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Movilla Abbey” goes by many names.
- German: “Movilla Abbey”
- Irish: “Mainistir Mhaigh Bhile”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Movilla”
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Highlights include Beacon and Movilla Abbey Church.
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