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