Historic churches · Northern Ireland
St Killian's College
In or near Carnlough.
St Killian's College in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Killian's College 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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Official information
St Killian's College is a nurturing educational institution located on the Antrim Coast, dedicated to fostering academic excellence and personal growth among its students. The college offers a wide range of subjects and encourages students to engage fully in their educational journey.
From the Wikipedia article
St Killian's College (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Cillian, also known colloquially as Garron Tower) is a secondary school located in the Glens of Antrim area of Northern Ireland. Garron Tower was built circa 1850 as a summer residence for Frances, Marchioness of Londonderry. It was converted into St MacNissi's College, a college for educating Catholic boys, in 1951. The current incarnation of the school, resulting from the amalgamation of St MacNissi's College with nearby colleges, emerged in 2010 after a series of reforms by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS). The school is regularly listed as one of the top performing schools in Northern Ireland and ranked 5th in the A-Level table in the 2019 year. Historically a grammar school, the school became an all-abilities school in 2010 and was renamed St Killian's College after the CCMS announced it would be focusing on transforming every school to all-abilities.
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Background
History
The college's building history predates the school by over 100 years. Garron Tower was built in 1850 at a cost of £4,000 as a summer residence for Frances, Marchioness of Londonderry (1800-1865), the wealthy wife of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. She had inherited this part of the Antrim family's estates from her mother, Anne Katherine MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim, who married Sir Henry Vane-Tempest of County Durham. The college was founded as St MacNissi's College, in 1951 as a boarding school for boys. The buildings were acquired a year earlier in 1950 by Bishop Daniel Mageean for use as a boarding school for boys. The school opened in September 1951. On 1 April 2010, the Council for…
Architecture
The college grounds are situated on a plateau approximately 200 feet (61 m) above the Antrim Coast Road (part of the A2) at Garron Point, overlooking the North Channel and out towards the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. The grounds include a golf course, several sports pitches, a wooded forest, several gardens and a seawall. The college's main building contains the priests' dining-room, priests' sitting-room, 100 desk study-hall, kitchens, cloakrooms, first-aid room, classrooms, offices, and a food-storage area. A number of artworks, including by local artists such as Charles McAuley and Sam McLarnon, hang in this old section of the school. A chapel was built in 1955 and a 150-room boarding…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0430, -5.9680
- District
- Mid and East Antrim
- Postcode
- BT44 0JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Antrim
- Established
- 2010
- Official site
- www.stkillianscollege.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593922 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Killian's College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Killian's College?
- St Killian's College is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT44 0JS).
- What is St Killian's College?
- St Killian's College in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Killian's College?
- Drivers can use postcode BT44 0JS.
- When was St Killian's College built?
- Built or established in 2010.
- Is St Killian's College free to visit?
- Yes, St Killian's College is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Killian's College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT44 0JS. It sits within the East Antrim parliamentary constituency.