Long Island

Long Island is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Long Island is situated nearby to the islet Wood Island, as well as near Rolly Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahee Castle and Nendrum Monastery mill.

Mahee Castle

Ruins

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mahee Castle, also known as Nendrum Castle, is a small ruined tower house near Nendrum Monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Mahee Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Long Island.

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 1 mile southeast of Long Island.

Nendrum Monastery

Ruins

Photo: Jordanmcclements, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiterock and Killinchy.

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. Whiterock is situated 2 miles southeast of Long Island.

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. Killinchy is situated 2½ miles south of Long Island.

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 2½ miles southwest of Long Island.

Long Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.50775° or 54° 30′ 28″ north

Longitude

-5.66618° or 5° 39′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C6PG85M+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26816160

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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