Carrick-a-Rede
Carrick-a-Rede is an island in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Carrick-a-Rede is situated nearby to the village Ballintoy, as well as near the locality Kinbane Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Carrick-a-raide Island”, “Carrickarade Island”, and “Carrickarede Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kinbane Castle.
Kinbane Castle
Castle
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Kinbane Castle is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy. The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the limestone of the promontory. Kinbane Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Carrick-a-Rede.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballintoy and Ballycastle.
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.
Ballycastle
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballycastle is a small fishing port and beach resort, historically in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Those counties have been abolished so the town is now in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 5237.
Carrick-a-Rede
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Carrick-a-Rede from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carrick-a-Rede” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carrickarade Island”
- Irish: “Carraig an Ráid”
- Swedish: “Carrickarade Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballintoy Harbour and Kinbane Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Sheep Island.
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