Beacon

Beacon is a church in , which is located on Movilla Road. Beacon is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Movilla Abbey and Newtownards Airport.

Church
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , , , is believed to have been one of 's and 's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. is situated 650 feet west of Beacon.

Aerodrome
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtownards Aerodrome is a local airfield in , County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM east of . It offers light aircraft flights, helicopter flights, microlight flights and flight simulator training.

Photo: Elkay62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near in , Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar. is situated 2 miles southwest of Beacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtownards and Kilcooley estate.

Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in , 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".

Suburb
is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of , Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. is situated 4 miles north of Beacon.

Town
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is a town in , Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of , at the northern end of . It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Beacon.

Beacon

Latitude
54.59541° or 54° 35′ 44″ north
Longitude
-5.67153° or 5° 40′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C6PH8WH+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1156792615
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
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