Hen Island
Hen Island is an islet in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Hen Island is situated nearby to the ruins Sketrick Castle (ruin), as well as near the sports venue Strangford Lough Yacht Club.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 1 mile north of Hen 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 1 mile north of Hen 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 1 mile north of Hen 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
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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.
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 2 miles southwest of Hen Island.
Hen 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
54.4858° or 54° 29′ 9″ northLongitude
-5.65024° or 5° 39′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6PF8PX+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 4557027OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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