J3479 : Gray's Lane and the Cave Hill, Belfast (July 2019)

taken 5 years ago, 3 km from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Gray's Lane and the Cave Hill, Belfast (July 2019)
Gray's Lane and the Cave Hill, Belfast (July 2019)
The partly-wooded slopes of the Cave Hill, overlooking Gray’s Lane, on a glorious sunny summer day. The street is named after Captain George Gray, a Victorian gentleman who owned a nearby house called “Graymount".
Gray's Lane, Belfast

Gray’s Lane was built circa 1908/10. It runs, steely uphill, through Fortwilliam golf course, from the Shore Road to the Antrim Road. The name seems to come from Captain George Gray, a Victorian gentleman who owned a nearby house called “Graymount".

Belfast Castle, estate and the Cavehill Country Park, Belfast :: J3278

Belfast Castle J3279 : Belfast Castle was built between 1868 and 1870 for the Marquis of Donegall. The practice of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon were the architects but John Lanyon seems to have been the one who produced the design. It and the surrounding estate probably represent the swansong of the aristocracy in the face of the growth and ascendancy of the wealthy manufacturers, merchants and bankers emerging from expanding industrial Belfast. It was presented to the city in 1937.

The Cavehill Country Park adjoins the estate.

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J3479, 49 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Sunday, 14 July, 2019   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 14 July, 2019
Geographical Context
Park and Public Gardens 
Place (from Tags)
Belfast 
Primary Subject of Photo
Hill 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 340 793 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.6421N 5:55.4574W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 342 792
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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