Carncastle
Carncastle or Cairncastle is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near the town of Larne and inland from the village of Ballygally.Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballygally Castle and Carnfunnock Country Park.
Ballygally Castle
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballygally Castle is in the village of Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located approximately 3 miles north of Larne. The castle overlooks the sea at the head of Ballygally Bay.
Carnfunnock Country Park
Park
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnfunnock Country Park is a 191-hectare park located between Drains Bay and Ballygally, near Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A2 Antrim Coast Road, 3.5 miles north of Larne.
Scawt Hill
Peak
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scawt Hill is a volcanic plug in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the borough of Larne, 5 km from the village of Ballygally. It gets its name from the Ulster Scots "scawd" meaning scaly, scabby or rugged. Scawt Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Carncastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygally and Larne.
Ballygally
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballygally or Ballygalley is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne.
Larne
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larne is a port in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, with a population in 2021 of 19,000. Most visitors are just passing through on the ferry from Scotland, and all they will see is drab industrial docklands, yet the town has a surprising collection of sights right on its doorstep.
Glenoe
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Glenoe is situated 6 miles south of Carncastle.
Carncastle
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Category: village
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88333° or 54° 53′ northLongitude
-5.88333° or 5° 53′ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
9C6PV4M8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 267762804OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Carncastle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carncastle”
- Chinese: “卡恩卡斯爾”
- Chinese: “塚堡”
- Dutch: “Carncastle”
- French: “Carncastle”
- Indonesian: “Carncastle”
- Malay: “Carncastle”
- Pali: “कार्न्कास्तले”
- Spanish: “Carncastle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carncastle and Old Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Patrick’s Church of Ireland and Carncastle Presbyterian Church.
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