The Scout Association has seven Scout Counties covering the 6 counties that make up Northern Ireland plus the City of Belfast. These counties are overseen by the Northern Ireland Scout Council which is a registered charity in Northern Ireland with charity number 103542. The Scout Association, Northern Ireland was an observer member of the Federation of Irish Scout Associations. Scouting Ireland is part of Northern Scout Province and has five Scout Counties. The Northern Province Commissioner is currently Wendy Morrow. During the Troubles the number entering the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland skyrocketed as parents were eager for their sons to participate in Scouting rather than join the Provisional IRA like many young men of the time. The Northern Ireland Scout Council and Scouting Ireland are running a Scout Citizenship project to improve the relationship between the two Scouting associations in Ireland.
The Scout County of County Antrim covers the County of Antrim in Northern Ireland. The three Scout Districts are Lisburn & District, South East Antrim and Slemish. Prior to the recent merger the four Scout Districts were Antrim and District, Lisburn and District, Mid Antrim, South East Antrim. Slemish District was formed in April 2017 with the merging of Antrim District and Mid Antrim District.
The Scout County of County Armagh covers the County of Armagh in Northern Ireland. The three Scout Districts are Lurgan and District, Armagh and District, and Portadown.
The Scout County of County Down covers the County of Down in Northern Ireland. The three Scout Districts are Strangford, South Down and North Down. The county has a current membership of 2279 young people and 445 adults. North Down district has a dedicated headquarters and training facility in Balloo Industrial Estate, Bangor.
The Scout County of County Fermanagh covers the County of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The county has no Districts and has nine Scout Groups. The County Commissioner is Katrina Armstrong. The county has a current membership of 437 young people and 128 adults.
The Scout County of County Londonderry covers the city ofDerry and the surrounding county of Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The three Scout Districts are Coleraine, Londonderry and Mid Ulster.
The Scout County of County Tyrone covers the County of Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The four Scout Districts are Clogher Valley, Dungannon, Omagh, and Strabane.
Scouting Ireland
Brian Boru Scout County
Brian Boru Scout County covers parts of County Armagh and County Tyrone with a total of 9 Groups. 1st Armagh 8th Armagh 12th Armagh 1st Down 1st Dromore 5th & 6th Dromore 7th Dromore 1st Tyrone 6th Tyrone 14th Tyrone
Erne Scout County covers County Fermanagh with a total of 7 Groups.
Errigal Scout County
Covers part of Counties Tyrone, Londonderry and Donegal with a total of 17 Groups.
North East Ulster Scout County
Covers part of counties Tyrone, Londonderry and Antrim with a total of 9 Groups.
Camp sites
The Scout Association
Ardnavally located in Belfast. Owned and run by Lagan District Scout Council. Also houses the HQ of The Northern Ireland Scout Council
Baronscourt is a campsite in Newtonstewart, County Tyrone. It is on the Baronscourt Estate.
Crawfordsburn is the Northern Ireland Scout Centre, 12 miles from Belfast. Adjacent to the Crawfordsburn Country Park, it consists of 22 acres of camping ground including several accommodation buildings. It is a National Scout Activity Centre. Originally part of the Sharman estate, it opened for Scout camping in October 1948.
Cladagh Glen Scout Centre is run by Fermanagh Scout Council.
Castle Saunderson is being developed as a cross-border Scout campsite on the border of County Cavan and County Fermanagh. While it is in the Republic of Ireland, the estate has an entrance in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
