North Down Quarry
North Down Quarry is a quarry in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. North Down Quarry is situated nearby to the historic site Standing Stone, as well as near the peak Lieutenant Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scrabo Tower and Movilla Abbey.
Scrabo Tower
Photo: Elkay62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar. Scrabo Tower is situated 2 miles south of North Down Quarry.
Movilla Abbey
Church
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Movilla Abbey in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, is believed to have been one of Ulster's and Ireland's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. Movilla Abbey is situated 2½ miles southeast of North Down Quarry.
Regent House School
School
Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. Regent House School is situated 2 miles southeast of North Down Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtownards and Ballybeen.
Newtownards
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtownards is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in County Down, with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".
Ballybeen
Suburb
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybeen, also known as Ballybeen Housing Estate, is the second-biggest housing estate in Northern Ireland. It is in the village of Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. Ballybeen is situated 3 miles southwest of North Down Quarry.
Kilcooley estate
Suburb
Kilcooley estate is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. Kilcooley estate is situated 3 miles northeast of North Down Quarry.
North Down Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.60999° or 54° 36′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.73033° or 5° 43′ 49″ westOperator
Northstone (NI) LtdOpen location code
9C6PJ759+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 42936802OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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