Yard
Yard is in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Yard is situated nearby to Portaferry Library, as well as near St James, Ballyphillip Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Exploris and Audley’s Castle.
Exploris
Public aquarium
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds. Exploris is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Yard.
Audley’s Castle
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Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. Audley’s Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Yard.
Castle Ward
Castle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. Castle Ward is situated 1½ miles southwest of Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portaferry and Strangford.
Portaferry
Village
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Portaferry is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough.
Strangford
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Strangford is a village historically in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's on the west bank of the narrow outlet of Strangford Lough, where the tides rip back and forth, hence to the Vikings it was Strangr-fjǫrðr, the strong fjord.
Kilclief
Hamlet
Kilclief is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. Kilclief is situated 3½ miles south of Yard.
Yard
Latitude
54.38428° or 54° 23′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.54027° or 5° 32′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6P9FM5+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1106858799OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
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