Knockagh Monument
The Knockagh Monument is a war memorial in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on top of Knockagh Hill, above the village of Greenisland with a panoramic view of the city of Belfast.Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: northern Ireland war monument
- Roof shape: pyramidal
- Inscription: “NOBLY YOU FOUGHT, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenisland railway station and Trooperslane railway station.
Greenisland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenisland railway station serves Greenisland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 11 April 1848 as Carrickfergus Junction. It was renamed on 10 January 1893. Greenisland railway station is situated 4,200 feet south of Knockagh Monument.
Trooperslane railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility is located at the station. The station was opened on 11 April 1848. Trooperslane railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Knockagh Monument.
Jordanstown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown railway station serves Jordanstown and the University of Ulster in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility for the station has been proposed to ease congestion on the main Jordanstown Road. Jordanstown railway station is situated 2 miles south of Knockagh Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jordanstown and Carrickfergus.
Jordanstown
Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Jordanstown is situated 2 miles southwest of Knockagh Monument.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Newtownabbey
Photo: Pastor Sam, CC BY 3.0.
Newtownabbey is a district just north of Belfast. It's short of tourist sights and facilities, and you'd only come here for business or to attend the university.
Knockagh Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7113° or 54° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
-5.87937° or 5° 52′ 46″ westInception
October 7th, 1922Height
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C6PP46C+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 669832050OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalWikidata ID
Q6422812
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Knockagh Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “monument de Knockagh”
- French: “Monument de Knockagh”
- Spanish: “Monumento de Knockagh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include O’Haughan’s Cave and Greenisland Golf Club.
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