The Carryduff River ( Irish Abhainn Cheathrú Aodha Dhuibh ) is a minor river in County Down , Northern Ireland . It is a direct tributary of the River Lagan and is not navigable.
7-583: The river rises in Killinure townland, in the boggy ground at the northern base of Ouley Hill (186 metres), and is fed by numerous drainage ditches as it passes through the farmland to the south of the town of Carryduff . From here it passes beside Knockbracken open reservoir and flows north down through a gap in the Castlereagh Hills , renamed Purdy's Burn . It then flows into the Lagan Valley, and joins
14-559: The yew ') is a townland in County Down , Northern Ireland , lying on the south-east border of Carryduff . The townland is approximately 770 acres (3.1 km²) in area, and still consists mostly of farmland, although since the 1990s, the housing developments of Carryduff have begun to encroach on its north-west corner (including the Killynure Estate). The 'Church of the Yew' which gave
21-581: The Dept of the Environment's water service. It is a frequent bathing spot for the local Killinure population. 54°31′55″N 5°54′05″W / 54.53199°N 5.90146°W / 54.53199; -5.90146 This article related to a river in Northern Ireland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Killinure Killynure ( Irish : Cill an Iúir , meaning 'church of
28-531: The River Lagan at Minnowburn . The Carryduff River has been covered over and encased in a pipe for some of its urban stretches. The original village of Carryduff grew up at the point where the routes south out of Belfast to Downpatrick and Newcastle , and the east-west routes from Hillsborough to the head of Strangford Lough , all met at the Carryduff River. Its water quality has been rated as BAD by
35-561: The hill: this is still in use today as the modern A7 . Killynure Road West leaves the Killynure Road at Ouley Hill and runs westward, to meet the A24 road (which connects Carryduff to Ballynahinch ). Killynure Avenue, a small road which runs between the Killynure Road and the A7, leading to Lisdoonan townland, is lined with numerous ash trees . The townland contains a few small streams which join
42-403: The townland its name possibly existed in the 9th century, with the most probable site being at Flowe Farm on Killynure Road West. Local records record that a schoolhouse was constructed in 1795 on the site, re-using existing stone from a ruin in the field, which also contained several yew stumps. A couple of 3rd century Roman coins were also found nearby. Killynure Road runs north-south through
49-409: The townland, connecting Carryduff and Saintfield , passing close to the summit of Ouley Hill . Use of the road is attested as far back as the 17th century, and it formed part of the main stagecoach route between Belfast and Downpatrick . However, horses struggled ascending Ouley Hill, and in the latter half of the 19th century, a new road between Carryduff and Saintfield was constructed, bypassing
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