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
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

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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
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Latitude

54.7113° or 54° 42′ 41″ north

Longitude

-5.87937° or 5° 52′ 46″ west

Inception

October 7th, 1922

Height

112 feet (34 metres)

Roof shape

pyramidal

Open location code

9C6PP46C+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 669832050

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=obelisk

Wikidata 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.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Den Afterschool Club and Knockagh Rise.

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