The island of Ireland, with the Republic of Ireland in green, Northern Ireland (UK) in magenta, and Belfast Lough in yellow.The jetty at Cloghan Point is used to off-load oil from tankers, for use at the nearby Kilroot power station.Sunset over Belfast Lough, viewed from Bangor.Blackhead Lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in Belfast Lough.
Belfast Lough (Irish: Loch Lao) is a large, intertidal sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland. At its head is the city and port of Belfast, which sits at the mouth of the River Lagan. The lough opens into the North Channel and connects Belfast to the Irish Sea.
Belfast Lough is a long, wide and deep expanse of water, virtually free of strong tides. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays. The outer boundary of the lough is a line joining Orlock Point and Blackhead.
The main coastal towns are Bangor on the southern shore (County Down) and Carrickfergus on the northern shore (County Antrim). Other coastal settlements include Holywood, Helen's Bay, Greenisland and Whitehead.
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BelfastLough (Irish: Loch Lao) is a large, intertidal sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland. At its head is the city and port of Belfast, which...
the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through BelfastLough and the North Channel. It is second to Dublin as the largest city on...
flows to BelfastLough, the former drains Lough Neagh, which is fed by a number of smaller streams. The fisheries of the Bann and of Lough Neagh (especially...
Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of BelfastLough, 11 miles (18 km) from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 Census...
BelfastLough Yachting Conference (BLYC) is a group that encompasses the yacht clubs on BelfastLough and Larne Lough in Northern Ireland. Its primary...
building is located on Queen's Island, an area of land at the entrance of BelfastLough which was reclaimed from the water in the mid-19th century. It was used...
unobstructed views over the City of Belfast and BelfastLough. There have been several different structures called "Belfast Castle" over the centuries, located...
over BelfastLough (currently 52% as of April 2017), rather than over the city of Belfast.[citation needed] Any flight departing over the lough must turn...
running alongside BelfastLough via Carrickfergus and Belfast Central to Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station. List of loughs in Ireland List of...
provided a link from the city of Belfast, the Newry Canal linked to the port of Newry, and the Ulster Canal led to the Lough Erne navigations, providing a...
It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The town is on the coast of BelfastLough and is named after a tiny islet...
is a large dispersed urban area north of Belfast, surrounding Carnmoney Hill. To its east is BelfastLough, and to its south and west is Cavehill. There...
coastline along BelfastLough to the north and Carlingford Lough to the south (both of which have access to the sea). Strangford Lough lies between the...
Vartry Reservoir, County Wicklow BelfastLough, between County Antrim and County Down* Strangford Lough, County Down* Lough Foyle, between County Donegal...
Strangford Lough is a large sea lough or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the wider British...
between Belfast and Lisburn. The River Lagan rises on Slieve Croob in County Down and flows generally northward discharging into BelfastLough. For a section...
the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of BelfastLough. Besieged in turn by the Scottish, native Irish, English, and French...
stations en route to Belfast Great Victoria Street.[citation needed] Until its closure in the early 1950s, the southern side of the lough was served by the...
Festival over the last weekend in August. The park sits on the shore of BelfastLough. The place is named from an Anglo-Norman family called Jordan who accompanied...
bound for Belfast. Remnants of the old pier can still be seen in BelfastLough. The importance of Whiteabbey declined after the channel into Belfast Harbour...
that, at some point, Carrickfergus Lough was renamed BelfastLough. Industries were set up and concentrated in Belfast, which resulted in a high level of...
Larne Lough, via Glynn, Magheramorne, and Ballycarry, to Whitehead and Carrickfergus. The A36 road runs from the town to Ballymena. The Belfast–Larne...
Neagh while the George Best Belfast City Airport is closer to the city centre, adjacent to BelfastLough. In 2005, Belfast International Airport was the...
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