Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
River Quoile
Also known as: An Caol (abhainn)
River Quoile in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Paul McIlroy — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
River Quoile 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
The Quoile (; from Irish An Caol 'the narrow') is a river in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The river was effectively created when Edward Southwell (1705–1755) landlord of Downpatrick built a tidal barrier at the Quoile and began draining the land, creating 500 acres of land from what was previously the western branch of Strangford Lough. The name comes from the narrowest point of the estuary at Finnebrogue, where a ford and ferry existed before the construction of the bridge. Harris, in 1744, mistakenly writes that the name of the bridge should be Coyne (after the branch of Loch Cuan up stream) not Coyle because he overlooked the origin.-->
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3700, -5.6772
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT30 9UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
Sources
- wikidata: Q3332405 (CC0)
- wikipedia: River Quoile (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Quoile?
- River Quoile is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT30 9UB).
- Is River Quoile free to visit?
- Yes, River Quoile is free to enter.
- How do I get to River Quoile?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT30 9UB. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.