Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a rope bridge near in , . The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede.
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  • 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.

Castle
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is located in , , on a headland between and . The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the limestone of the promontory. is situated 2 miles southeast of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballintoy and Portbraddon.

Village
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is a small , townland and civil parish in , . It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km north-east of , eight kilometres west of and between it and .

Hamlet
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or Portbraddan is a hamlet in , . The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A popular saying states that contained the smallest church in . is situated 3½ miles west of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near the in , . The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for . is situated 4 miles west of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Latitude
55.23951° or 55° 14′ 22″ north
Longitude
-6.33252° or 6° 19′ 57″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C7M6MQ8+RX
Geo­Names ID
7521394
Wiki­data ID
Q473467
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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”

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