Ballylumford Power Station
Ballylumford power station "C" station is a natural-gas-fired power station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. With its main plant generating almost 700 megawatts of electricity, it is Northern Ireland's largest power station and provides half its power.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Gas-fired power station in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballylumford power station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Larne Harbour railway station and Olderfleet Castle.
Larne Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. Larne Harbour railway station is situated 3,400 feet west of Ballylumford Power Station.
Olderfleet Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olderfleet Castle is a four-storey towerhouse, the remains of which stand on Curran Point to the south of Larne Harbour in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Olderfleet Castle is situated 3,900 feet west of Ballylumford Power Station.
Chaine Memorial
Lighthouse
Photo: Bernie McAllister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chaine Memorial Tower in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a memorial to James Chaine, a former Member of Parliament for Antrim, who died in 1885. Chaine Memorial is situated 1 mile northwest of Ballylumford Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larne and Magheramorne.
Larne
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larne is a port in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, with a population in 2021 of 19,000. Most visitors are just passing through on the ferry from Scotland, and all they will see is drab industrial docklands, yet the town has a surprising collection of sights right on its doorstep.
Magheramorne
Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census. Magheramorne is situated 2 miles south of Ballylumford Power Station.
Glenoe
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Glenoe is situated 3½ miles southwest of Ballylumford Power Station.
Ballylumford Power Station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.84523° or 54° 50′ 43″ northLongitude
-5.78295° or 5° 46′ 59″ westOperator
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9C6PR6W8+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 39681973OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q2944652
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Ballylumford Power Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴利盧姆福特”
- French: “centrale thermique de Ballylumford”
- French: “Centrale thermique de Ballylumford”
- German: “Kraftwerk Ballylumford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ballylumford gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ballylumford kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ballylumford-B kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Ballylumford kraftverk”
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