2007
J4187 : The North Gate, Carrickfergus
taken 17 years ago, near to Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
The North Gate, Carrickfergus
See J4187 : Town wall, Carrickfergus (3). This is the North Gate in North Street, Carrickfergus. It was erected in 1608 and restored in 1911 for the coronation of George V. J4187 : The North Gate, Carrickfergus (2) shows North Street and the North Gate in July 1982.
The town wall, Carrickgergus
Carrickfergus was founded by the Norman John deCourcy who built a castle there in 1180. The town wall, started in 1579, was completed in 1615. Some of it has long since disappeared, some is little more than a few stones and some has been restored.
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- Grid Square
- J4187, 669 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 3 April, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 3 April, 2007
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 413 876 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:42.9936N 5:48.4745W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 413 875
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
