Bonamargy Friary
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: friary in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Abbey of Bona-Marga”, “Bonamargy Abbey”, and “Bonmaray Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballycastle Museum and Dunaneeny Castle.
Ballycastle Museum
Museum
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycastle Museum is situated 1 mile west of Bonamargy Friary.
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. Dunaneeny Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Bonamargy Friary.
House of McDonnell
Pub
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The House of McDonnell is a traditional Irish pub in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Established in 1744, the pub is noted for the quality of the traditional Irish pub interior, which has remained largely unchanged over the years. House of McDonnell is situated 4,200 feet west of Bonamargy Friary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballyvoy.
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.
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 Bonamargy Friary.
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 Bonamargy Friary.
Bonamargy Friary
- Categories: friary, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.20205° or 55° 12′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.23101° or 6° 13′ 52″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C7M6Q29+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 299830811OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bonamargy Friary” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bonamargy Abbey”
- French: “Bonamargy Friary”
- Spanish: “Convento de Bonamargy”
- Swedish: “Bonamargy Abbey”
- Swedish: “Bonamargy Friary”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bonamargy Friary”. Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.