Prehistoric stones
Prehistoric stones stands 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh. Top of the 47 other places within 15 km is Botanic Gardens, 4.8 km off.
Historic site near Metropolitan Castlereagh
Just outside Metropolitan Castlereagh
Prehistoric stones is 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in Metropolitan Castlereagh run June to August, at 18–19°C.
Prehistoric stones
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh
Mapping Prehistoric stones
On this map, Prehistoric stones is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Staying near Prehistoric stones
By population, Belfast leads the 4 with 293,298. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Belfast
Metropolitan Lisburn
Carryduff
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Prehistoric stones is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 900 m northeast of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Belfast | 1.4 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 |
Also within reach
Also close at hand are 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and a garden, among 47 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.
A visit to Prehistoric stones: questions
Where is Prehistoric stones?
Prehistoric stones is 900 m southwest of Metropolitan Castlereagh, Lisburn and Castlereagh.
What is Prehistoric stones?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Prehistoric stones?
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 Prehistoric stones?
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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