Ballynoe, County Down

Ballynoe, County Down
Ballynoe, County Down
settlement and townland
	Coordinates: 54°17′N 5°43′W / 54.283°N 5.717°WCoordinates: 54°17′N 5°43′W / 54.283°N 5.717°W

Ballynoe railway station (disused) and remains of platform, September 2009

Ballynoe (from Irish an Baile Núa 'the new settlement') is a small settlement and townland (of 205 acres) 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 50 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 (County Down), on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 8 July 1892, but finally closed on 16 January 1950.^[3]

References[]

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

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[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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List of places in County Down
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)
Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint
Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Corcreeny/Gibson's Hill Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock
Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes St. John's Point Slieve Croob Strangford Lough
Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne
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Ballynoe, County Down

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Archaeology[]

Transport[]

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