Ballynoe
Ballynoe is a settlement and townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 0.84 km2 in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 177 residents
- Description: settlement and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as: “Ballynoe, County Down”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballynoe stone circle and King Magnus’ Halt railway station.
Ballynoe stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballynoe Stone Circle is a complex multi-phase site, meaning its use spans multiple periods of human history. It is believed to be some 5,000 years old dating from the late Neolithic into the Early Bronze Age.
King Magnus’ Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Magnus' Halt, more commonly known as Magnus' Grave, is a heritage railway station on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway's South Line, located on the outskirts of the town of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. King Magnus’ Halt railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Ballynoe.
Russell Gaelic Union
Sports venue
Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Russell Gaelic Union is situated 2 miles north of Ballynoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downpatrick and Struell Wells.
Downpatrick
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downpatrick is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's best known as the place where St Patrick supposedly returned to Ireland, and his burial place, and the area is dotted with prehistoric and early Christian sites.
Struell Wells
Locality
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struell Wells are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. Struell Wells is situated 3 miles northeast of Ballynoe.
Ballykinler
Village
Ballykinler, often transcribed as Ballykinlar, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. Ballykinler is situated 3½ miles southwest of Ballynoe.
Ballynoe
- Categories: human settlement, townland, and locality
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28674° or 54° 17′ 12″ northLongitude
-5.72032° or 5° 43′ 13″ westPopulation
177Open location code
9C6P77PH+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11004305646OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q3312041
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Ballynoe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballynoe”
- Dutch: “Ballynoe, County Down”
- Irish: “An Baile Nua, Contae an Dúin”
- Irish: “An Baile Nua”
- Spanish: “Ballynoe”
- Turkish: “Ballynoe”
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