Quintin Castle
Quintin Castle is a castle in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Quintin Castle is situated nearby to the village Portaferry, as well as near Cloghy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Exploris.
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 2½ miles west of Quintin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portaferry and Strangford.
Portaferry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Portaferry is situated 2½ miles west of Quintin Castle.
Strangford
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cloghy
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cloghy, also spelt Cloughy or Cloughey, is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula, in the Ards and North Down Borough. It had a population of 1,360 people in the 2021 Census. Cloghy is situated 3½ miles north of Quintin Castle.
Quintin Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.37714° or 54° 22′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.48942° or 5° 29′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6P9GG6+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1163964686OpenStreetMap feature
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