Ballycronan More

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Ballycronan More
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Ballycronan More
Location within Northern Ireland
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT40
Dialling code 028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°50′40.402″N5°46′6.290″W / 54.84455611°N 5.76841389°W / 54.84455611; -5.76841389

Ballycronan More is a townland of 356 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. [1]

The HVDC Moyle Interconnector is the HVDC link between Auchencrosh, South Ayrshire in Scotland and Ballycronan More, County Antrim, which went into service in 2001. It is owned and operated by Mutual Energy. The Static Inverter Plant is sited in Ballycronan More.

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References

  1. "Ballycronan More". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.