Portglenone Abbey
Portglenone Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in County Antrim. Look for it 7.5 km west of Ahoghill. Nearby, Galgorm Castle (10 km) heads a list of 6 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory near Ahoghill
Near Ahoghill
Portglenone Abbey is 7.5 km west of Ahoghill. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Aim for June to August, when Ahoghill reaches 17–19°C.
Portglenone Abbey
It is written up in 4 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 7.5 km west of Ahoghill
- Official site
- bethlehemabbey.com
Map of Portglenone Abbey and nearby
Orange marks Portglenone Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Staying near Portglenone Abbey
Ballymena is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (31,205 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Ahoghill
Cullybackey
Ballymena
Maghera
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Portglenone Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahoghill | 7.5 km east of it | 3,537 | 3 |
| Cullybackey | 8 km east of it | 2,659 | 3 |
| Ballymena | 12 km east of it | 31,205 | 5 |
| Maghera | 13 km west of it | 4,235 | 2 |
| Magherafelt | 16 km southwest of it | 8,996 | 0 |
| Ballymoney | 22 km north of it | 11,048 | 1 |
| Dungiven | 29 km west of it | 3,346 | 2 |
| Coleraine | 31 km northwest of it | 24,483 | 5 |
Pair Portglenone Abbey with these
Within 15 km are 6 places, among them 3 museums, a castle and a historic house.
CastleGalgorm Castle10 km away2MuseumMuseumGracehill Village Old School Museum9.5 km away3Historic houseHistoric houseArdara Country House11 km away4MuseumMuseumMid-Antrim Museum13 km away5AttractionAttractionECOS Centre14 km away6MuseumMuseumBeetling Mill11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Portglenone Abbey
Where is Portglenone Abbey?
Portglenone Abbey is 7.5 km west of Ahoghill, Mid and East Antrim.
What is Portglenone Abbey?
Cistercian monastery in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit Portglenone Abbey?
June to August are the warmest months in Ahoghill, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Portglenone Abbey?
Within 15 km: Galgorm Castle (10 km), Gracehill Village Old School Museum (9.5 km), Ardara Country House (11 km) and Mid-Antrim Museum (13 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 (1)
- Galgorm Castle: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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