
What is recorded here
No Killyleagh fact supports that request. The available evidence only supports that Hans Sloane was born there in 1660 and later helped create the British Museum through his collection and bequest.
Why this person is known: Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)
- Birthplace
- Killyleagh
Places near here
Killyleagh Parish ChurchChurch · 129 yd
Second Killyleagh Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 158 yd
KILLYLEAGH CASTLEKILLYLEAGH CASTLE, multiperiod castle on site of Motte · 442 yd
KILLOWEN MEDIEVAL CHURCH (ruined) and GRAVEYARD; with 2 CROSS-CARVED STONES in Corporation (killyleagh)KILLOWEN MEDIEVAL CHURCH (ruined) and GRAVEYARD; with 2 CROSS-CARVED STONES · 635 yd
Net Walk & Shore LoneyWalking route · 678 yd
ShrigleyVisitor information · 1479 yd
Green IslandIslet · 1.2 mi
Island TaggartIslet · 1.3 mi
Nut WoodWood · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Maker shown on the Wikimedia Commons file page · Public domain