Causeway Head
Causeway Head is a locality in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Causeway Head is situated nearby to the locality Weir’s Stout, as well as near Runkerry Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giant’s Causeway and Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Giant’s Causeway
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular series of rock formations on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The main site stretches for 2-3 miles, with some 40,000 basalt columns rising out of the sea.
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The line is two miles long. Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway is situated 2 miles south of Causeway Head.
Old Bushmills Distillery
Distillery
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Bushmills Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, established in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Old Bushmills Distillery is situated 2 miles south of Causeway Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portballintrae and Bushmills.
Portballintrae
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portballintrae is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway. Portballintrae is situated 1½ miles southwest of Causeway Head.
Bushmills
Photo: Ryan kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bushmills is a village historically in County Antrim, near the coast 60 miles north of Belfast. These counties have been abolished so it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 1295.
Portrush
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portrush is a resort town on the north coast of Northern Ireland, historically within County Antrim. The council area is Causeway Coast and Glens District.
Causeway Head
Latitude
55.23251° or 55° 13′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.51512° or 6° 30′ 54″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C7M6FMM+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 267762724OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2653480
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