Skernaghan Point
Skernaghan Point is a point in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Skernaghan Point is situated nearby to the village Ballylumford, as well as near Portmuck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Larne Harbour railway station and Ballylumford Power Station.
Larne Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. Larne Harbour railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Skernaghan Point.
Ballylumford Power Station
Power station
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballylumford power station "C" station is a natural-gas-fired power station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. With its main plant generating almost 700 megawatts of electricity, it is Northern Ireland's largest power station and provides half its power.
Chaine Memorial
Lighthouse
Photo: Bernie McAllister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chaine Memorial Tower in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a memorial to James Chaine, a former Member of Parliament for Antrim, who died in 1885.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmuck and Larne.
Portmuck
Village
Portmuck is a townland of 235 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. Portmuck is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skernaghan Point.
Larne
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larne is a port in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, with a population in 2021 of 19,000. Most visitors are just passing through on the ferry from Scotland, and all they will see is drab industrial docklands, yet the town has a surprising collection of sights right on its doorstep.
Mullaghboy
Village
Mullaghboy is a small village and townland on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. Mullaghboy is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skernaghan Point.
Skernaghan Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.85928° or 54° 51′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.76276° or 5° 45′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C6PV65P+PVGeoNames ID
2637738
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