Rabbs Rig
Rabbs Rig is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Rabbs Rig is situated nearby to the islet Ogilby Island, as well as near Rough Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newtownards Airport and Castle Espie.
Newtownards Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtownards Aerodrome is a local airfield in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM east of Belfast. It offers light aircraft flights, helicopter flights, microlight flights and flight simulator training. Newtownards Airport is situated 2 miles north of Rabbs Rig.
Castle Espie
Nature reserve
Photo: SeamusSweeney, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Espie is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust on the banks of Strangford Lough, three miles south of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name.
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 2½ miles northwest of Rabbs Rig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comber and Newtownards.
Comber
Town
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comber is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is situated 2½ miles west of Rabbs Rig.
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".
Greyabbey
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. Greyabbey is situated 5 miles east of Rabbs Rig.
Rabbs Rig
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.55107° or 54° 33′ 4″ northLongitude
-5.68102° or 5° 40′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6PH829+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 4556955OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ogilby Island and Rough Island.
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