Giants Ring
You will find Giants Ring, a historic site, 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh. Botanic Gardens, 4.8 km away, leads the 47 other places within 15 km.
Historic site near Metropolitan Castlereagh
Just outside Metropolitan Castlereagh
Giants Ring is 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Metropolitan Castlereagh.
Giants Ring
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh
Map of Giants Ring and nearby
Orange marks Giants Ring, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns near Giants Ring
Of the 5, Belfast is the largest, at 293,298 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Belfast
Metropolitan Lisburn
Carryduff
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Giants Ring is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 900 m northeast of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Belfast | 1.3 km north of it | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 3 km west of it | 32,643 | 14 |
| Carryduff | 3.5 km southeast of it | 7,173 | 6 |
| Lisburn | 5 km west of it | 51,447 | 8 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Close to Giants Ring
A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and a garden, from 47 places within 15 km.
GardenBotanic Gardens4.8 km away2
Historic shipSS Nomadic7.8 km away3
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast7.1 km away4CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral6.5 km away5MuseumMuseumUlster Museum4.8 km away6
PalaceHillsborough Castle12 km away7
Historic houseBelfast Castle11 km away8
Historic houseStormont Castle10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Giants Ring, answered
Where is Giants Ring?
Giants Ring is 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh, Lisburn and Castlereagh.
What is Giants Ring?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Giants Ring?
June to August are the warmest months in Metropolitan Castlereagh, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Giants Ring?
Within 15 km: Botanic Gardens (4.8 km), SS Nomadic (7.8 km), St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (7.1 km) and St Peter's Cathedral (6.5 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)
- 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
- Hillsborough Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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