Historic churches · Northern Ireland
Saint John's Point
Saint John's Point in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Saint John's Point 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
Saint John's Point or St. John's Point (Irish: Rinn Eoin) is a cape at the southern tip of the Lecale peninsula of County Down, Northern Ireland, separating Dundrum Bay from Killough Harbour, which forms its northern extremity. The cape is mostly surrounded by the Irish Sea and derives its name from a now ruined church dedicated to Saint John, being recorded here since at least 1170. A well-known beacon in the north-eastern Irish Sea, St. John's Point Lighthouse, built in 1844, sits near its southern tip and, at 40 m (130 ft), is the tallest lighthouse in Ireland (the Fastnet Lighthouse, though taller, is offshore).
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Background
History
St. John's Point and the surrounding Lecale peninsula have been inhabited since pre-historic times, as attested to by the numerous Souterrains and other ancient remains in the area. While the provenance of the church is not known, historians speculate that it is unlikely that the stone church which is known to have existed since at least the 1100s was the first on the site, and it would have been unusual that such a structure would have sat alone, without a monastic site or settlement in the area. In terms of affiliation, O’Laverty wrote that ‘in early times both the church of Rathmullan and the chapel of Saint John were appropriate to the order of St. John of Jerusalem’, suggesting that…
Description
The area, which extends from the harbour village of Killough southward includes many natural and manmade features, including the remains of a 19th Century Coast-guard station, at least three ruined early-Christian / Medieval churches, and a Souterrain of even more ancient lineage. The principal sites of interest still intact are:
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- Coordinates
- 54.2261, -5.6594
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT30 7QY
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
Sources
- wikidata: Q108062021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Saint John's Point, County Down (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saint John's Point?
- Saint John's Point is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT30 7QY).
- Who owns Saint John's Point?
- Saint John's Point is owned by | designation =.
- Is Saint John's Point free to visit?
- Yes, Saint John's Point is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saint John's Point?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT30 7QY. It sits within the South Down parliamentary constituency.