Drumbo Round Tower
Drumbo Round Tower is an attraction; it lies 3 km south of Belfast. Close by, Hillsborough Castle is 10 km away, one of 43 within 15 km.
Attraction near Belfast
Just outside Belfast
Drumbo Round Tower is 3 km south of Belfast. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Belfast
June to August are the warmest in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Drumbo Round Tower
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 3 km south of Belfast
Getting to Drumbo Round Tower
Spot Drumbo Round Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
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Towns that count Drumbo Round Tower
Belfast is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (293,298 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Belfast
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Carryduff
Metropolitan Lisburn
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Drumbo Round Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 3 km north of it | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 3.2 km northeast of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Carryduff | 3.7 km east of it | 7,173 | 6 |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 3.8 km northwest of it | 32,643 | 14 |
| Lisburn | 3.9 km west of it | 51,447 | 8 |
Nearby, too
Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and a palace.
PalaceHillsborough Castle10 km away2
GardenBotanic Gardens7.5 km away3
Historic shipSS Nomadic10 km away4
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast9.8 km away5CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral9.2 km away6MuseumMuseumUlster Museum7.5 km away7
Historic houseStormont Castle13 km away8
Historic houseBelfast Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Drumbo Round Tower
Where is Drumbo Round Tower?
Drumbo Round Tower is 3 km south of Belfast, Belfast.
What is Drumbo Round Tower?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Drumbo Round Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Drumbo Round Tower?
Within 15 km: Hillsborough Castle (10 km), Botanic Gardens (7.5 km), SS Nomadic (10 km) and St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (9.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Hillsborough Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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