Lower Glenshane
Ward in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.817, -6.774 |
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| Dialling code: | 02879 (Magherafelt) |
Lower Glenshane is a rural ward in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, occupying upland countryside around the lower reaches of the Glenshane Pass on the edge of the Sperrin Mountains. The area is characterised by rolling moorland, pockets of conifer plantation and pasture, with sweeping views along the A6 corridor that links Derry and Belfast.
Local life is shaped by agriculture, forestry and small-scale tourism – walkers, cyclists and drivers often stop to enjoy the scenery and the quieter lanes – while community activity preserves traditional music, Gaelic place‑names and local events. Historically the pass has been an important transport route, and the surrounding landscape contains older field systems and scattered historic features that reflect long rural settlement.
Postcode districts covering Lower Glenshane
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Cookstown East 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Cookstown South 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Cookstown West 11.6 miles18.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tobermore Ward 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Draperstown Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Maghera Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Swatragh Ward 6.2 miles10 km
- Glebe Ward 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Tamlaght O'Crilly Ward 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Coolshinny Ward 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Castledawson Ward 8.1 miles13 km
- Town Parks East Ward 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Lissan Ward 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Dungiven Ward 9.3 miles15 km
Example postcodes in Lower Glenshane
BT45 7EH, BT45 7EA, BT46 5RG, BT46 5GG, BT46 5LD, BT45 7DW, BT46 5LQ, BT45 7EE, BT46 5LH … See all
Transport links
- City of Derry Airport 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Belfast International Airport 24.9 miles40 km
- Cullybackey Railway Station 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Kellswater Station 18.9 miles30.5 km
Hotels near Lower Glenshane Ad
- Walsh's Hotel and Apartments 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Ardtara Country House 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Inn Castledawson 9 miles14.4 km
- The Terrace Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
Schools in Lower Glenshane
- St Eoghan's Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Primary School (Glen) Primary
Local points of interest
- Moyola Park Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Banagher Church Archaeological site 9 miles14.5 km
- Lissan Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Spring Hill Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Ballyscullion House Estate 11.7 miles18.7 km
- Woodbank House Estate 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Garvagh House Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Sperrin Mountains Mountains 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Drum Manor Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Gortin House Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Loughry House Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Landmore House Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km