Glenshesk River
The Glenshesk River is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It runs through the Glenshesk valley, one of the Glens of Antrim, and enters the sea at Ballycastle.Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Glenshesk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bonamargy Friary and Ballycastle Museum.
Bonamargy Friary
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonamargy Friary is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle. The name Bonamargy means ‘foot of the Margy River’, the river formed by the joining of the Cary River and Shesk Rivers.
Dunaneeny Castle
Castle
Dunaneeny Castle is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonnells of Antrim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballyvoy.
Ballycastle
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballycastle is a fishing port and beach resort in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Those counties are no longer units of government so the town is now in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2021 had a population of 5600.
Ballyvoy
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyvoy is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of Cushendall. Ballyvoy is situated 2 miles east of Glenshesk River.
Ballintoy
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Ballintoy is situated 6 miles northwest of Glenshesk River.
Glenshesk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Glenshesk River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glenshesk River”
- Swedish: “Glenshesk River”
- Uzbek: “Glenshesk daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Glenshesk”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballycastle Bay and Gobban Saers Castle.
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