placenamesKnockbreckan
Cnoc Bhreacáin
Knockbreckan is a townland in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationKnockbreckan54.52918° N · 5.93760° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cnoc Bhreacáin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Knockbreckan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Down
- Barony
- Castlereagh Upper
- Civil parish
- Drumbo
- Coordinates
- 54.52918, -5.93760 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 66151 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockbreckan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.