Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballyfounder Rath
In or near Strangford.
Ballyfounder Rath in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ballyfounder Rath 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
Ballyfounder Rath is the remains of a ringfort situated on the Ards Peninsula, in County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of a circular mound about 20m in diameter, with traces of an outer bank and ditch. It is a Scheduled Historic Monument and is at grid ref: J6207 4954.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.3687, -5.5070
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT22 1RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
Sources
- wikidata: Q4852119 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballyfounder Rath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballyfounder Rath?
- Ballyfounder Rath is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT22 1RE).
- What is Ballyfounder Rath?
- Ballyfounder Rath in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ballyfounder Rath?
- Drivers can use postcode BT22 1RE.
- Is Ballyfounder Rath free to visit?
- Yes, Ballyfounder Rath is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ballyfounder Rath?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT22 1RE. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.