Larne Lough
Larne Lough, historically Lough Larne, is a sea loch or inlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies between the Islandmagee peninsula and the mainland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Magheramorne railway station and Glynn railway station.
Magheramorne railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne railway station serves Magheramorne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station was opened on 1 October 1862. Originally it was the site for the loading of aggregate trains, with the last one running in the 1970s.
Glynn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glynn railway station serves Glynn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 1 January 1864. Glynn railway station is situated 2 miles west of Larne Lough.
Olderfleet Castle
Castle
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Olderfleet Castle is a four-storey towerhouse, the remains of which stand on Curran Point to the south of Larne Harbour in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Olderfleet Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Larne Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheramorne and Mullaghboy.
Magheramorne
Locality
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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.
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 1½ miles northeast of Larne Lough.
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 2 miles northeast of Larne Lough.
Larne Lough
- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Categories: inlet, estuary, Ramsar site, and body of water
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Larne Lough” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Larne aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Larne Lough”
- Dutch: “Larne Lough”
- French: “Larne Lough”
- Irish: “Loch Latharna”
- Japanese: “ラーン・ロッホ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Inbhear Latharna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Larne Lough”
- Swedish: “Larne Lough”
- Turkish: “Larne Lough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Duffstown and Glynn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Islandmagee and Black Hill.
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