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:
Bivallate Rath Round Cairn Raised Rath Chimney stack (formerly of Prospect Flax Mill)rn Ring Barrow Church ruins and graveyard Premonstratension Abbey (Druin La Croix Thompson and Alexandra Docks Kidney-shaped enclosure Mound 'Fairy Mound'. Has been added to with soil from the creation of the layby Raised Rath Castle Lug or Clogh-na-Larty Cashel Multivallate rath and souterrain Barrow Chimney Stack (Formerly of steam mill Rath Twin slipways of the Titanic and Olympic ships Cairn Artillery fort: Fort William Ring Barrow Rath Travelling cranes and building docks. 'Samson' and 'Goliath Promontory Fort: McArts Fort Sub-rectangular enclosure Fundamental Bench Mark Barrow Barrow .
