Ballycastle

Ballycastle is a fishing port and beach resort in in Northern Ireland. Those counties are no longer units of government so the town is now in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2021 had a population of 5600.
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  • Type: Town with 5,090 residents
  • Description: town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Also known as: “Baile an Chaisleáin”, “Ballycastle (comte d’Antrim)”, “Ballycastle (comté d’antrim)”, “Ballycastle (Comté D’Antrim)”, “Ballycastle, County Antrim”, “Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland”, “Ballykessel”, “Bellycaissle”, “Bellykessel”, “Балликасл (Антрим)”, “バリーキャッスル”, and “巴里卡索”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bonamargy Friary and Dunaneeny Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated in …

Castle
is a ruined castle on the outskirts…

Hospital
The is a health facility in Ballycastle, County Antrim, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyvoy.

Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small and townland in , . is situated 2½ miles east of Ballycastle.

Ballycastle

Latitude
55.2007° or 55° 12′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.2503° or 6° 15′ 1″ west
Population
5,090
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB BYC
Open location code
9C7M6P2X+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267763167
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2656531
Wiki­data ID
Q805405
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Ballycastle” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ballycastle”
  • Basque: “Ballycastle (Antrim)”
  • Basque: “Ballycastle”
  • Bulgarian: “Баликасъл”
  • Catalan: “Ballycastle (Antrim)”
  • Catalan: “Ballycastle”
  • Cebuano: “Ballycastle (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Ballycastle”
  • Chinese: “巴利卡斯爾”
  • Chinese: “巴利城堡鎮”
  • Chinese: “巴利城堡镇”
  • Czech: “Ballycastle”
  • Dutch: “Ballycastle”
  • French: “Ballycastle”
  • Galician: “Ballycastle”
  • German: “Ballycastle”
  • Hebrew: “באליקאסל”
  • Irish: “Baile an Chaistil”
  • Italian: “Ballycastle”
  • Japanese: “バリキャッスル”
  • Korean: “밸리캐슬”
  • Malay: “Ballycastle, Daerah Antrim”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ballycastle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ballycastle”
  • Norwegian: “Ballycastle”
  • Persian: “بالی‌کاسل، کانتی انتریم”
  • Persian: “بالی‌کاسل”
  • Polish: “Ballycastle”
  • Portuguese: “Ballycastle”
  • Russian: “Балликасл”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile an Chaistil”
  • Silesian: “Ballycastle”
  • Slovenian: “Ballycastle”
  • Spanish: “Ballycastle”
  • Swedish: “Ballycastle”
  • Urdu: “بالی کیسل، کاؤنٹی اینٹرم”
  • Venetian: “Ballycastle”
  • Welsh: “Baile an Chaistil”
  • Yue Chinese: “巴利堡”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Upper Town and Moyle.

County Antrim: Must-Visit Destinations

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