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Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
Crumlin Road Gaol, a museumMichele Devlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
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Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
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Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
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Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
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Crumlin Road Gaol, a museum
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland · No restrictions

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Crumlin Road Gaol is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is William Conor's Corner, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

HM Prison Belfast, also known as Crumlin Road Gaol, is a former prison situated on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since 1996 it is the only remaining Victorian era former prison in Northern Ireland. It is colloquially known as the Crum. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has given it a grade A listed building status because of its architectural and historical significance. The Crumlin Road Courthouse, derelict since its closure, stands opposite the Gaol with a tunnel under the main road connecting the two buildings and used previously to transport the prisoners between the two buildings.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1846.

Wikidata Q3403972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates54.60949, -5.94255

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • William Conor's Corner: 0.4 mi
  • Vladimir Lenin: 0.6 mi
  • International peace wall: 0.7 mi
  • Rinty Monaghan: 0.7 mi
  • Queen Victoria: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • McGurk's Bar bombing tombstone and commemorative plaque: 0.5 mi
  • Shankill Bomb Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Belfast Blitz Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Society of United Irishmen: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Shankill Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Marrowbone Millennium Park: 0.7 mi
  • Garden of Reflection: 0.7 mi
  • Alexandra Park: 0.7 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Museums: 37
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Brompton Bay: 11.1 mi
  • Skippingstone Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Limestone Quarry: 2.3 mi
  • Cave Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 3.5 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 20.4 mi
  • Spinkanee: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Crumlin Road Gaol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve CroobS 184°534 m18.7 mi
DivisW 272°478 m3.0 mi
Agnew's HillN 1°474 m16.4 mi
SlieveniskyS 183°446 m19.2 mi
SlemishNNW 342°437.9 m19.8 mi
CratlieveS 188°429 m19.2 mi
Douglas TopNNW 345°402 m17.9 mi
SlievegarranS 184°391 m20.5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/18839044

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