Marl Island
Marl Island is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Marl Island is situated nearby to the islet Bush Island, as well as near Shamrock Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nendrum Monastery mill and Nendrum Monastery.
Nendrum Monastery mill
Archaeological site
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain. Nendrum Monastery mill is situated 2½ miles north of Marl Island.
Nendrum Monastery
Ruins
Photo: Jordanmcclements, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain. Nendrum Monastery is situated 2½ miles north of Marl Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killinchy and Whiterock.
Killinchy
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killinchy is a townland and small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is two miles inland from the western shores of Strangford Lough in the Borough of Ards and North Down.
Whiterock
Village
Whiterock is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Killinakin, in the civil parish of Killinchy and historic barony of Dufferin, on the western shore of Strangford Lough, near to the village of Killinchy.
Balloo
Village
Balloo is a small village and townland near Killinchy in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 5 miles south of Comber on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick. Balloo is situated 1½ miles northwest of Marl Island.
Marl Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.46492° or 54° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
-5.65355° or 5° 39′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6PF87W+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1476661197OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
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