A7 road (Northern Ireland)

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A7
The route of the A7 in red from Carryduff (County Down) to Downpatrick (County Down)
Route information
Length	15.0 mi (24.1 km)
Major junctions
North end	Carryduff
South end	Downpatrick
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Primary destinations	Saintfield Crossgar
Road network
Roads in Northern Ireland Motorways A roads in Northern Ireland
← A24

In Northern Ireland, the A7 is a major trunk road running 15.0 miles (24.1 km) from Downpatrick, through Crossgar and Saintfield, to Carryduff.
Here the A7 joins the A24 (running from Newcastle) at an at-grade roundabout, and continues to Belfast.

The section between Carryduff and Saintfield was constructed in the latter half of the 19th century, to bypass Ouley Hill, as the previous route along Old Saintfield Road/Killynure Road was proving too arduous for stagecoach horses.^[1]