Places to see in ( Downpatrick - UK )
Places to see in ( Downpatrick - UK )
Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has been an important site since ancient times. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick.
As the largest town in the Lecale area, Downpatrick is a commercial, recreational and administrative centre for the locality and serves as a hub for the nearby towns and villages. Within a 30 minutes drive from Belfast, the location serves as a commuter town for a large number of people. The town has a number of primary and post-primary schools educating students from all over the east Down area.
Downpatrick is characterised by the rolling drumlins that are a feature of the Lecale area and a legacy of glaciation during the Pleistocene, the Down drumlins themselves are underlaid by Ordovician and Silurian shales and grits. Its lowest point lies within the marshland surrounding the north east of the town, recorded as being 1.3 ft (0.40 m) below sea level. Downpatrick is approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Belfast and has a regular bus service to the city.
Ballyalton Court Cairn is a single court grave situated on a rock outcrop by the roadside 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Ballyalton village, which is 2.25 miles (3.62 km) east of Downpatrick, at grid ref 531 448. Ballynoe Stone Circle, a large circle of over 50 closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which, when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found, is only 2.5 miles (4 km) south in the hamlet of Ballynoe.
Down County Museum, is located on the Mall in English Street in Downpatrick and was formerly the old Down County Gaol. It was built between 1789 and 1796 at the behest of the County Grand Jury of Down under the supervision of Marquess of Downshire, the Earl of Hillsborough and the Hon Edward Ward, it was designed by architect Charles Lilly.
Downpatrick Racecourse, is located on the Ballydugan Road on the outskirts of Downpatrick. Horse racing has been held at Downpatrick under the charter of James II of England.
Downpatrick & County Down Railway is Ireland's only full-sized heritage railway. Built on the BCDR's former line to Belfast, it links the town with Inch Abbey and various other places of historical interest.
Inch Abbey, a large, ruined Cistercian monastic site featuring early Gothic architecture is 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-west of Downpatrick on the north bank of the River Quoile off the main road to Belfast. The Lecale peninsula covers an area of some 78 square miles (200 km2) between Downpatrick and Dundrum. It is an area of historical and geographic significance.
The Mound of Down or Rathkeltair is one of the major earthworks of Ulster, situated on the NW edge of Downpatrick it is a good example of an Iron Age defensive earthwork in the middle of which a Norman Motte and Bailey was built by John de Courcy after his defeat of Rory Mac Donlevy in 1177.
St. Patrick Center, is the only permanent exhibition in the world dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland, and one of the best tourist destinations in Ireland. Quoile Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford.
Downpatrick is situated at the junction of the A7 (Downpatrick to Saintfield and Belfast) road, the A25 (Downpatrick to Newry and Dublin) road and the A2 coast road. While there are no rail services in Downpatrick, Ulsterbus provides bus services to and from the Downpatrick Bus Station. Downpatrick railway station on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 23 March 1859 and Downpatrick Loop Platform opened on 24 September 1892.
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A DAY AT DOWNPATRICK RACECOURSE, NORTHERN IRELAND
We visited Downpatrick Racecourse whilst in Northern Ireland. This was the first course my dad went to many years ago. He says it is still fantastic. We were lucky to experience a very close finish and some stunning views on the way to the course.
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Racing Highlights: Downpatrick May 10th 2019
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Mountain Quarter Downpatrick, first MRA motocross race
Group 2 race 2 from new motocross track outside Downpatrick
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CHRISTMAS TREE ???? LIGHTS at Downpatrick
Spirit of Christmas is here at Downpatrick, County Down. #ChristmasTreeLighting #Christmas
St Patrick's Day in Downpatrick 2015 - parade highlights
Video featuring highlights of the St Patrick's Day Parade in Downpatrick - March 2015.
Round 1 Irish Championship at Downpatrick!
Round 1 Irish Championship at Downpatrick!
Sandown Racecourse Stewards Room: Do you agree with the decision?
Jockeys Jamie Bargery and Daryl Jacob are in the Sandown racecourse Stewards room after Jamie won the 2018 Matchbook Imperial Cup. Daryl Jacob argued that interference and intimidation from the Bargery-ridden Mr Antolini had cost his horse, Call Me Lord, the race win.
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Ruth Curran consultant in Downpatrick
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downpatrick king of the court 2010
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Richard Earney - Test 2 @ PPMC MVAT 28-09-13
Test held at Downpatrick Cattle Market in the Mini Clubman
Prince Charles in Downpatrick
Prince Charles in Downpatrick
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Racing from Downpatrick featuring the AJC Group H´cap S´chase | 16th June 2018
Racing from Downpatrick featuring the AJC Group H´cap S´chase won by Cecil Corbett for trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy
A History of Downpatrick 50s-80s Part 1
This documentary was made entirely by clients of AMH New Horizons, Downpatrick. Through local character's stories, you will be taken on a journey of Downpatrick from 1950s to the 1980s. This project was part of the Peace III funded community history initiative organised by Down County Museum and the Somme Heritage Centre.