The Killeaton River, Derriaghy (1) © Albert Bridge cc-by-sa/2.0

J2767 : The Killeaton River, Derriaghy (1)

taken 12 years ago, near to Ballyskeagh, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The Killeaton River, Derriaghy (1)

This majestic watercourse isn’t shown on the 1:50,000 map or the 1:12,000 Greater Belfast street map. It’s a stream which flows into the Lagan somewhere between Derriaghy and Lambeg. This view (upstream), from close to where it goes underground at Queensway, shows some recent work done under what seems to be the “Minor/Urban Watercourse Maintenance Programme A 2012/2013 - Greater Belfast”. The fields on the right have public access and used to be known as the “Killeaton Amenity Area”. The Goole map and the satellite photograph do not quite coincide. J2767 : The Killeaton River, Derriaghy (2) shows the stream about to pass under Queensway.

The Killeaton Amenity Area

The following is written from memory. Feel free to contact me if you happen to be able to correct it. Back (sometime, I think,) in the 1970’s Lisburn Borough Council acquired three fields between Queensway, Killeaton Park and the Mosside Road as a place where people could walk their dogs etc. The name “Killeaton Amenity Area” was applied but might now have been replaced by another since I can’t find any reference to it on the web.

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Grid Square: J2767, 34 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 16 February, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 16 February, 2013
Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Suburb, Urban fringe
Subject Location: Irish: J 278 673 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:32.2901N 6:1.4913W
Camera Location: Irish: J 279 673
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)