Historic site
Downshire Bridge
Downshire Bridge is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Solitude Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 26 miles off.
The story
bridge in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland
Wikidata Q17861451, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- These tablets were inserted by the inhabitants of Banbridge to commemorate the coming of age of the Sixth Marquis of Downshire 2nd July 1892
How to reach it
Coordinates54.34874, -6.27017
- 26.3 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Solitude Park: 0.1 mi
- Havelock Park: 0.9 mi
- Huntly Park: 1.2 mi
- Loughbrickland Park: 2.7 mi
- Scarva Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- From the Bridge to the Hills: 0.2 mi
- Spins the Reel, Spins the Wheel: 3.4 mi
- Heathcliff and Cathy: 7.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.4 mi
- The Luck Penny: 8.8 mi
Historic sites
- Crozier Monument: 0.2 mi
- Gilford Castle: 3.7 mi
- Scarva Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Dunbarton House: 4.2 mi
- Stramore House: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Game of Thrones Studio Tour: 2.3 mi
- Dromore Viaduct: 6.3 mi
- Fairy ring: 6.8 mi
- Lisnamintry Rath: 7.3 mi
- Red Kite Restreat: 7.8 mi
Peaks
- Single Tree Hill: 3.8 mi
- Knockiveagh: 6.1 mi
- Ouley: 6.5 mi
- Carney Hill: 7.8 mi
- Deehommed Mountain: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 52
- Heather Blazing Area: 13.0 mi
- Iron Hawk Area: 13.0 mi
- Ride Lonesome Area: 13.0 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 13.0 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 46
- Edenvilla Secret Garden: 8.4 mi
- Pleasure gardens: 8.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.5 mi
- Harry Ferguson Memorial Garden: 10.7 mi
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Knockiveagh Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
- Lindsay's Hill Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Massrock Lane Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Sandbank Road Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 13.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Barn Museum: 9.3 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 12.4 mi
- Linen Centre and Museum: 14.5 mi
- Milford House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Armagh County Museum: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 14.3 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 14.7 mi
Springs: 13
- St Moninna's Well: 15.9 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 19.3 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 20.9 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 21.0 mi
- Sunday Well: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stepping Stones: 6.8 mi
- Black Stairs: 18.1 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Tyrella Beach: 22.4 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 23.9 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Downshire Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | E 93° | 534 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cock Mountain South-West Top | SSE 148° | 505 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cock Mountain | SSE 147° | 504 m | 14.2 mi |
| Slievenamuck | SE 142° | 504 m | 14.4 mi |
| Butter Mountain | SE 140° | 492 m | 14.3 mi |
| Spaltha | SE 141° | 477 m | 13.9 mi |
| Spelga | SE 143° | 472 m | 14.0 mi |
| Slievenisky | E 95° | 446 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:51 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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