Ballynoe, County Down

This article is about the townland in County Down. For other uses, see Ballynoe.

Ballynoe, County Down
an Baile Nua
Settlement and townland
Ballynoe, County Down is located in the United Kingdom
Ballynoe, County Down
Location within the United Kingdom
Ballynoe, County Down is located in Northern Ireland
Ballynoe, County Down
Location within Northern Ireland
Ballynoe, County Down is located in County Down
Ballynoe, County Down
Location within County Down
Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 5°43′12″W / 54.28889°N 5.72000°W / 54.28889; -5.72000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Down
Historic baronyLecale Upper
Civil parishBright
Area
 • Total
205 acres (0.83 km2)
Ballynoe railway station (disused) and remains of platform, September 2009

Ballynoe (from Irish an Baile Nua 'the new settlement') is a 0.83 km2 (205 acres) settlement and townland south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and historic barony of Lecale Upper.[1]

Archaeology

The main feature in the hamlet is Ballynoe stone circle, a late Neolithic to early Bronze age large circle of over fifty closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which, when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found. The site is near the disused railway station, reached by a long footpath off the main road, at grid ref: J481404.[2]

Transport

Ballynoe railway station, on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 8 July 1892, but finally closed on 16 January 1950.[3]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballynoe.
  1. ^ "Ballynoe". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 88.
  3. ^ "Ballynoe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 11 September 2007.


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