SENTRY HILL


A Great Day Out For Your Rotary Club


Sentry Hill is a 19th century farmhouse in the Parish of Carnmoney, County Antrim. The house and its contents provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Sentry Hill was home to the McKinney family, who came to Ireland from Scotland in the early 1700s. Remarkably the contents of the house have survived almost intact. This is largely due to William Fee McKinney who was born in 1832 and lived at Sentry Hill for most of his life.


William built up a remarkable collection of diaries, family letters and an extensive library of books. Along with souvenirs from family travels abroad, William collected natural history specimens and items of local historical interest.


The house was occupied by various family members up until 1996 when, following the death of the last owner, Newtownabbey Borough Council purchased the house and collection from the family and opened it as a museum and visitor centre in 2005.


Visitors to Sentry Hill will have the opportunity to explore the house, collection and gardens. Here they learn about the family who emigrated to Australia as well as the young grandson who died in the Battle of the Somme. Other members of the family travelled the world and were involved with Church and community. Although the house was occupied up until 15 years ago, little has changed since Victorian times. The trip includes a guided tour of the house, exhibition, audio visual presentation, tea room, gift shop and gardens. The visit lasts around 2 hours and is ideal either as a standalone visit or as part of a day trip. Sentry Hill is open all year round for pre- booked groups and we are happy to provide a speaker who will deliver a presentation about the house and family. For details on the house or to arrange a visit or speaker, contact on 028 9083 2363 or sentry.hill@btconnect.com


40 Ballycraigy Road, Newtownabbey,BT36 4SX


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