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Cultra

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Cultra
Cultra is located in County Down
Cultra
Cultra
Location within County Down
• Belfast6 mi (9.7 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYWOOD
Postcode districtBT18
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°39′N 5°49′W / 54.650°N 5.817°W / 54.650; -5.817
Seafront Road, Cultra

Cultra (/kʌlˈtrɔː/ kul-TRAW - from Irish Cúl Trá, meaning 'back of the strand')[1][2] is an affluent residential neighbourhood near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is part of Greater Belfast. It is in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

Cultra is home to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, the club is home to Ross Kearney, the double Mirror Class world champion.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Cultra
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Ballycultra
  3. ^ "2011 Mirror World Champion, Ross Kearney and Max Odell". Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ Wade, Dave; Sault, Richard. "P&B Musto Race Team Profile - Ross Kearney". Yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.