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 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 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.
- Grid Square
- J3479, 49 images (more nearby )
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 14 July, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 14 July, 2019
- Geographical Context
- Place (from Tags)
- Primary Subject of Photo
- Subject Location
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Irish: J 340 793 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.6421N 5:55.4574W - Camera Location
- Irish: J 342 792
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)