Ballynoe, County Down Explained

Type:Settlement and townland
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom#Northern Ireland#County Down
Coordinates:54.2833°N -48°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Down
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Native Name:an Baile Nua
Native Name Lang:ga
Subdivision Type4:Civil parish
Subdivision Name4:Bright
Subdivision Type3:Historic barony
Subdivision Name3:Lecale Upper
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the United Kingdom##Location within Northern Ireland##Location within County Down
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Total Acre:205

Ballynoe is a 205abbr=onNaNabbr=on 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballynoe. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 20 May 2015.
  2. Book: Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. 1983 . Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland . HMSO . Belfast . 88.
  3. Web site: Ballynoe station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-11.