Ballynoe, County Down

Ballynoe, County Down an Baile Nua
Settlement and townland
Location within the United Kingdom Show map of the United Kingdom Location within Northern Ireland Show map of Northern Ireland Location within County Down Show map of County Down
Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 5°43′12″W / 54.28889°N 5.72000°W / 54.28889; -5.72000
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
County	County Down
Historic barony	Lecale Upper
Civil parish	Bright
Area
• Total	205 acres (0.83 km2)

Ballynoe (from Irish an Baile Nua 'the new settlement') is a 0.83 km² (205 acres) settlement and townland south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and historic barony of Lecale Upper.^[1]

The main feature in the hamlet is Ballynoe stone circle, a late Neolithic to early Bronze age large circle of over fifty closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which, when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found. The site is near the disused railway station, reached by a long footpath off the main road, at grid ref: J481404.^[2]

Ballynoe railway station, on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 8 July 1892, but finally closed on 16 January 1950.^[3]

• List of townlands in County Down

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