Priory of Saint Columba

Priory of Saint Columba is a ruins in , , which is located on Court Street. Priory of Saint Columba is situated near the community center , as well as near the church .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Newtownards Airport and Scrabo Tower.

Aerodrome
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtownards Aerodrome is a local airfield in , County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM east of . It offers light aircraft flights, helicopter flights, microlight flights and flight simulator training.

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is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near in , Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Priory of Saint Columba.

School
is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in , , . The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. is situated 2,300 feet west of Priory of Saint Columba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtownards and Comber.

Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in , 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".

Town
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is a historic market town in , Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of , at the northern end of . It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Priory of Saint Columba.

Suburb
is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of , Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. is situated 4 miles north of Priory of Saint Columba.

Priory of Saint Columba

Latitude
54.59101° or 54° 35′ 28″ north
Longitude
-5.69213° or 5° 41′ 32″ west
Established
1244
Open location code
9C6PH8R5+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 465662105
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
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Highlights: Royal British Legion and Elim.

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