Burr Point
Burr Point
An Bior | |
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Geographic point | |
| Etymology: Irish bior, "point" | |
Burr Point Burr Point Burr Point | |
| Coordinates: 54°29′14″N 5°25′58″W / 54.48714°N 5.43291°W | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
| Townland | Ballyhalbert |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Burr Point is considered the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the Island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, at longitude 5.4326ºW, although the monument is at longitude 5.4397ºW. It is a just over a mile (or 2 km) southeast of Ballyhalbert village.
The most easterly point of all Northern Ireland and Ireland is a small rock named Cannon Rock, a rock situated 4.08 kilometres off the Ards Peninsula, at longitude 5.42ºW.