Sheep Island

Sheep Island is an islet in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Sheep Island is situated nearby to the village Ballintoy, as well as near the locality Giants Cut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballintoy and Portbraddon.

Village

Ballintoy is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km north-east of Coleraine, 8 km west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills.

Hamlet

Portbraddon or Portbraddan is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A popular saying states that Portbraddon contained the smallest church in Ireland. Portbraddon is situated 2½ miles west of Sheep Island.

Hamlet

Dunseverick is a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle. Dunseverick is situated 3½ miles west of Sheep Island.

Latitude

55.24856° or 55° 14′ 55″ north

Longitude

-6.35214° or 6° 21′ 8″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C7M6JXX+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

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