Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede.Photo: stuartyeates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: rope bridge near Ballintoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge” and “Carrick-a-Rede Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinbane Castle.
Kinbane Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Rope Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballintoy and Portbraddon.
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.
Portbraddon
Hamlet
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbraddon or Portbraddan is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A popular saying states that Portbraddon contained the smallest church in Ireland. Portbraddon is situated 3½ miles west of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.
Dunseverick
Hamlet
Photo: Pdean, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunseverick is a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle. Dunseverick is situated 4 miles west of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, footbridge, tourist attraction, and transportation
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carrick-a-redeko sokazko zubia”
- Central Kurdish: “پردی پەتکیی کاریک ئەرید”
- Dutch: “Touwbrug van Carrick-a-Rede”
- French: “Pont de corde de Carrick-a-Rede”
- French: “pont en cordon de Carrick-a-Rede”
- German: “Carrick-a-Rede”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan tali Carrick-a-Rede”
- Irish: “Carraig a‘ Ráid”
- Irish: “Carraig a’ Ráid”
- Italian: “ponte di corda di Carrick-a-Rede”
- Italian: “Ponte di corda di Carrick-a-Rede”
- Japanese: “キャリック・ア・リード”
- Japanese: “キャリック・ア・レデ縄橋”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Carrick-A-Rede taubro”
- Norwegian: “Carrick-A-Rede taubro”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de corda de Carrick-a-rede”
- Slovak: “Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge”
- Spanish: “Carrick-a-rede rope bridge”
- Spanish: “Puente de cuerda Carrick-a-Rede”
- Swedish: “Repbron Carrick-a-Rede”
- Ukrainian: “Керрік-а-Рід”
- Welsh: “Pont Raff Carrick-a-Rede”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballintoy Harbour and Kinbane Head.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ballycastle Marina and Marine Hotel Ballycastle.
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