Folly
Folly is a ruins in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Folly is situated nearby to the playground New Hill and Natural Play Area, as well as near Temple of the Winds.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 4,000 feet west of Folly.
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 1½ miles southeast of Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greyabbey and Ballywalter.
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.
Ballywalter
Village
Photo: Michael Parry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballywalter is a village or townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert. Ballywalter is situated 4 miles east of Folly.
Millisle
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millisle or Mill Isle is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 3 miles south of Donaghadee. It is situated in the townlands of Ballymacruise and Ballycopeland, the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. Millisle is situated 4½ miles northeast of Folly.
Folly
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.54902° or 54° 32′ 57″ northLongitude
-5.58366° or 5° 35′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6PGCX8+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 628069888OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=ruins
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