Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey in County Antrim is a large settlement that was formed by the merging of several small villages, including Whiteabbey, Glengormley and Carnmoney. Newtownabbey surrounds Carnmoney Hill. It is separated from the rest of Belfast by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course
Newtownabbey has a population of over 60,000 people and is one of the largest settlements in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey is a mainly residential area, with a strong retail and commercial sector. There are many schools and leisure facilities in Newtownabbey. Newtownabbey is twinned with three towns: Larne in Northern Ireland, Falkirk in Scotland and Bonn in Germany.
Created: 7 July 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Newtownabbey
Local History around Newtownabbey
There are some historic monuments around including:
Sub-rectangular enclosure Travelling cranes and building docks. 'Samson' and 'Goliath Rath Cairn Barrow Cashel Mound 'Fairy Mound'. Has been added to with soil from the creation of the layby Ring Barrow Rath Chimney stack (formerly of Prospect Flax Mill)rn Kidney-shaped enclosure Barrow Raised Rath Round Cairn Thompson and Alexandra Docks Premonstratension Abbey (Druin La Croix Church ruins and graveyard Bivallate Rath Multivallate rath and souterrain Ring Barrow Castle Lug or Clogh-na-Larty Promontory Fort: McArts Fort Barrow Artillery fort: Fort William Twin slipways of the Titanic and Olympic ships Chimney Stack (Formerly of steam mill Fundamental Bench Mark Raised Rath .
