White Head
White Head is a point in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. White Head is situated nearby to the locality Ballyhill, as well as near the village Ballycarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehead railway station and Blackhead Lighthouse.
Whitehead railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehead railway station serves Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station has two platforms with a waiting room on each and the station is signalled in both directions and remains staffed during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise.
Blackhead Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Blackhead Lighthouse is a listed lighthouse built at the turn of the 20th century, near Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It marks the very northern end of Belfast Lough where it opens out into the North Channel that separates Northern Ireland and Scotland. Blackhead Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of White Head.
Ballycarry railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycarry railway station serves Ballycarry and Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the station was opened on 1 October 1862. Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned. Ballycarry railway station is situated 2 miles north of White Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Magheramorne.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Magheramorne
Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census. Magheramorne is situated 5 miles northwest of White Head.
Bangor
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Bangor is a town on the south shore of Belfast Lough, in County Down. It was a holiday resort from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century but is now chiefly a commuter town for Belfast. In 2021 it had a population of 64,000.
White Head
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.74623° or 54° 44′ 46″ northLongitude
-5.7098° or 5° 42′ 35″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C6PP7WR+F3GeoNames ID
2634094
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