Giant’s Gate
Giant’s Gate is in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Giant’s Gate is situated nearby to the locality Aird Snout, as well as near Weir’s Stout.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giant’s Causeway and Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Giant’s Causeway
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular series of rock formations on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The main site stretches for 2-3 miles, with some 40,000 basalt columns rising out of the sea.
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The line is two miles long. Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway is situated 2½ miles south of Giant’s Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portballintrae and Bushmills.
Portballintrae
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portballintrae is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway. Portballintrae is situated 2 miles southwest of Giant’s Gate.
Bushmills
Photo: Ryan kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bushmills is a village historically in County Antrim, near the coast 60 miles north of Belfast. These counties have been abolished so it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 1295.
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 east of Giant’s Gate.
Giant’s Gate
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.24° or 55° 14′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.51081° or 6° 30′ 39″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
9C7M6FQQ+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7924126352OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12511144
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aird Snout and Weir’s Stout.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Giant’s Boot and The Organ Pipes.
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