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Belfast Castle

Belfast Castle, a historic site
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Belfast Castle, a historic site
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Belfast Castle, a historic site
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Belfast Castle, a historic site
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Belfast Castle, a historic site
Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Belfast Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Belfast Castle Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

Belfast Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhéal Feirste) is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400 feet (120 m) above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views over the City of Belfast and Belfast Lough. There have been several structures called "Belfast Castle" over the centuries, located on different sites. The current "castle" is a Victorian structure that was built between 1867 and 1870 on the slopes of Cave Hill, and it is Grade A listed. The main entrance into the Belfast Castle Demesne is now where Innisfayle Park meets Downview Park West, just off the Antrim Road (part of the A6). The original main entrance into the current demesne was formerly on the Antrim Road itself, where Strathmore Park now meets the Antrim Road.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q2716995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1870
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates54.64278, -5.94223

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens: 60
Attractions
Parks
  • Cave Hill Country Park: 0.3 mi
  • Throne Park: 0.8 mi
  • Loughside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Finlay Park: 0.9 mi
  • Carr's Glen Linear Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • McArt's Fort: 0.4 mi
  • Cavehill: 0.5 mi
  • Collinward: 1.0 mi
  • Squires Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Carnmoney Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 38
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 5
  • Cave Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Limestone Quarry: 0.7 mi
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 1.2 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 18.2 mi
  • Spinkanee: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Brompton Bay: 10.4 mi
  • Skippingstone Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 5.7 mi
  • Glenoe Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 17.9 mi
  • Cranny Falls: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Belfast Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve CroobS 183°534 m21.0 mi
DivisSW 235°478 m3.7 mi
Agnew's HillN 1°474 m14.1 mi
SlieveniskyS 182°446 m21.5 mi
SlemishNNW 339°437.9 m17.6 mi
CratlieveS 187°429 m21.5 mi
Douglas TopNNW 342°402 m15.7 mi
Black MountainSW 221°389 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4918:37
June solstice04:4821:0422:05
September equinox07:1018:3819:25
December solstice08:4514:4716:00

Local time (Europe/London).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/14926876

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