Rainey Island
Rainey Island is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Rainey Island is situated nearby to the islet Calf Island, as well as near Sketrick Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nendrum Monastery mill and Nendrum Monastery.
Nendrum Monastery mill
Archaeological site
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 2,500 feet north of Rainey Island.
Nendrum Monastery
Ruins
Photo: Jordanmcclements, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Rainey Island.
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 3,400 feet northwest of Rainey Island.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Rainey 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 Rainey Island.
Rainey 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
54.49256° or 54° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.64198° or 5° 38′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6PF9V5+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 4557025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
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