Burr Point is 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 5.43ºW. It is a just over a mile (or 2 km) southeast of Ballyhalbert village.[1]

Burr Point An Bior
Etymology: Irish bior, "point"
Burr Point Show map of island of Ireland Burr Point Show map of Northern Ireland Burr Point Show map of County Down
Coordinates: 54.48714°N 5.43291°W / 54.48714; -5.43291
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Down

The most easterly point is Big Bow Meel Island, a rock situated 900 metres off the Ards Peninsula, at longitude 5.42ºW.[1]

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