Islands · Northern Ireland
Gores Island
Gores Island — island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Albert Bridge — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Nearest railway station
- Delamont · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gores Island is a island in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.3700°, -5.6600°.
From the Wikipedia article
Gores Island, also known as Gore's Island, is an island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is connected to nearby Castle Island, and thence to the mainland, by a narrow roadway (doran) that is passable only at low tides. It has been inhabited previously, but has had no residents since 1910.
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Background
History
Amongst the island's last inhabitants were farmer Samuel Spratt, who died in 1898, and his widow Jane Spratt, who died on the island in 1910 at the age of 98, having lived there for seventy years. In the 1940s and 1950s, having been uninhabited for several decades, the island was used as a summer-camp venue for boys and girls from Industrial Schools and borstals such as the Malone Training School in Belfast. In recent years the island has been used by the nearby Quoile Yacht Club for an annual "Gore's Island Race".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3700, -5.6600
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT30 7LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
- Nearest railway station
- Delamont — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q21008753 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gores Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gores Island?
- Gores Island is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT30 7LD).
- Is Gores Island free to visit?
- Yes, Gores Island is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gores Island?
- The nearest railway station is Delamont, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT30 7LD.