Black Head
Black Head is a cape in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Black Head is situated nearby to the village Islandmagee, as well as near Whitehead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackhead Lighthouse and Whitehead railway station.
Blackhead Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackhead Lighthouse is a listed lighthouse built at the turn of the 20th century, near Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It marks the very northern end of Belfast Lough where it opens out into the North Channel that separates Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Whitehead railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehead railway station serves Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station has two platforms with a waiting room on each and the station is signalled in both directions and remains staffed during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise.
Ballycarry railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycarry railway station serves Ballycarry and Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the station was opened on 1 October 1862. Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheramorne and Carrickfergus.
Magheramorne
Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a large town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim. It grew up around the 12th-century Norman castle that is now the centre of its tourism business.
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.
Black Head
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Blackhead”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76671° or 54° 46′ 0″ northLongitude
-5.68863° or 5° 41′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6PQ886+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8242269236OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2655485
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