Ballynoe
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Ballynoe (Baile Núadh in Irish) is a small hamlet close to Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The main feature of note is Ballynoe Stone Circle, a 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.[1] Ballynoe also has a bar called 'The Castle Inn'.
[edit] Transport
- Ballynoe railway station, on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 8 July 1892, but finally closed on 16 January 1950.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO, p88.
- ^ Ballynoe station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
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