Burr Point
Burr Point
An Bior | |
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| Etymology: Irish bior, "point" | |
  Burr Point  Burr Point  Burr Point | |
| Coordinates: 54°29′14″N 5°25′58″W / 54.48714°N 5.43291°W | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
Burr Point is the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, at longitude 5.43ºW. It is a just over a mile (or 2 km) southeast of Ballyhalbert village.[1]
The most easterly point is Big Bow Meel Island, a rock situated 900 metres off the Ards Peninsula, at longitude 5.42ºW.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ireland - Geographical facts and figures". Travel through the Ireland story... Retrieved 15 September 2007.
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