South Island
South Island is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. South Island is situated nearby to the islet Mid Island, as well as near the village Greyabbey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Stewart and Grey Abbey.
Mount Stewart
Photo: Ulsterbeef, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry. Mount Stewart is situated 2 miles northwest of South Island.
Grey Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Shaun Dunphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland. Currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, it is a monument in state care in the townland of Rosemount, on the eastern edge of the village of Greyabbey in the Ards and North Down local government district. Grey Abbey is situated 1¼ miles northeast of South Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greyabbey and Kircubbin.
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.
Kircubbin
Village
Photo: Ronan Magee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village had a population of 1,153 people in the 2011 Census. Kircubbin is situated 3½ miles southeast of South Island.
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 4 miles southwest of South Island.
South 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
54.52471° or 54° 31′ 29″ northLongitude
-5.58075° or 5° 34′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6PGCF9+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 4556998OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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