Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
County Coleraine
County Coleraine in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
County Coleraine is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
County Coleraine, called the County of Colerain in the earliest documents, was one of the counties of Ireland from 1585 to 1613. It was named after its intended county town, Coleraine. It was later subsumed into County Londonderry along with a big part of the once larger County Tyrone and small territories from County Donegal and County Antrim.
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Background
History
Sir John Perrot, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, established County Coleraine between the Rivers Bann and Foyle in 1585 during the reign of Elizabeth I. Sir John intended administering the new county from the town of Coleraine. In the event, the English authorities built the courthouse and jail for the new establishment at Desertmartin in the adjacent county of Tyrone. Sir Thomas Phillips was appointed Governor of the County of Coleraine in 1611. Flint tools discovered nearby to Coleraine, dating to around 7000 BCE, represent the earliest known signs of human presence in Ireland.
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- Coordinates
- 55.1320, -6.6680
- District
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Postcode
- BT52 1LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Londonderry
- Established
- 1585
- Official site
- causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1052110 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Coleraine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Coleraine?
- County Coleraine is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT52 1LB).
- When was County Coleraine built?
- Built or established in 1585.
- Is County Coleraine free to visit?
- Yes, County Coleraine is free to enter.
- How do I get to County Coleraine?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT52 1LB. It sits within the East Londonderry parliamentary constituency.