Historic site
The Old Precentor's House
The Old Precentor's House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballyhalbert WW2 Airfield Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 19 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.50429, -5.48648
- 19.0 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The E Sculpture: 2.1 mi
- Hans Sloane: 9.8 mi
- Big Rock: 10.7 mi
- Strangford Stone: 11.4 mi
- Bobbio: 12.8 mi
Attractions
- The Echlinville Distillery: 2.6 mi
- Temple of the Winds: 5.2 mi
- Red Squirrel Hide: 6.0 mi
- Brienne & Jaime's Hanging Tree: 9.1 mi
- Walder Frey's Twins: 9.3 mi
Parks
- Anchor Park: 3.4 mi
- Hunts Park Water Tower: 9.2 mi
- The Commons: 9.3 mi
- Cromellin Park: 9.8 mi
- Londonderry Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
- Ballyhalbert WW2 Airfield Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Grey Abbey House: 3.5 mi
- Kirkistown Castle: 4.2 mi
- Somme Garden: 4.9 mi
- Folly: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 52
- Grey Abbey House: 3.4 mi
- Millisle Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Shrigley Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 51
- Windmill Hill: 1.5 mi
- Monaghan Bank: 2.5 mi
- Dalzell's Hill: 6.3 mi
- Stewart Hill: 6.4 mi
- Scrabo Hill: 10.6 mi
Museums: 32
- Store House: 7.6 mi
- Kiln House: 7.7 mi
- Miller's House: 7.7 mi
- Ards Arts Centre: 10.4 mi
- Somme Heritage Centre: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Inishargy Bog: 0.9 mi
- Castle Espie Wetland Centre: 8.5 mi
- Cloughy Rocks nature reserve: 10.5 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Cuan Beach: 10.0 mi
- Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Ballyhornan Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Springs: 9
- Spa Well: 6.7 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 10.2 mi
- Sunday Well: 11.4 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 13.2 mi
- Mearing Well: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 9
- Kilclief Beach: 11.9 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 12.9 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 13.6 mi
- Brompton Bay: 13.8 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cave Hill: 21.0 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 21.2 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 21.3 mi
- Spinkanee: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old Precentor's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | WSW 240° | 534 m | 22.6 mi |
| Divis | WNW 289° | 478 m | 22.6 mi |
| Slievenisky | WSW 238° | 446 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cratlieve | WSW 241° | 429 m | 24.1 mi |
| Slievegarran | WSW 236° | 391 m | 23.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 289° | 389 m | 21.7 mi |
| Squires Hill | WNW 296° | 374 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cavehill | WNW 298° | 368 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 17:48 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:47 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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