Downhill (Irish: Bacán na Bó; A black rock on the sea coast not far from Downhill) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, near Castlerock. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 km² Population (est. ... Motto: (Latin) Who will separate us?[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the... Castlerock is a small seaside town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. It is situated between Coleraine and Londonderry and is very popular with summer tourists, having numerous apartment blocks and two caravan sites. ...

History

Started in 1776, Downhill was the romantic vision of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry. The Earl Bishop created an elegant mansion at Downhill, which now lies in ruins, and on the nearby clifftop he built the circular Mussenden Temple as his library, modelled on the Temple of Vesta. It is now a National Trust property. Year 1776 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol (1 August 1730–8 July 1803), known as The Earl-Bishop, was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767 to 1768 and Bishop of Derry from 1768 to 1803. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on the cliffs of Binevenagh, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland. ... Brick with the emblem of Theodoric the Great, found in the temple of Vesta. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

References

• Discover Northern Ireland
• national Trust

See also

• Downhill Estate
• Downhill Strand
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland