Castlerock

Castlerock is a seaside village in , with a population of 1200 in 2021. Its big attraction is Mussenden Temple perched on the cliffs.
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  • Type: Village with 1,480 residents
  • Description: seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Castlerock, County Londonderry” and “Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mussenden Temple and Castlerock railway station.

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is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock in , high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of .

Railway station
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serves the villages of Castlerock, and their surrounding hamlets in , . Walkers use the station to reach , Downhill Strand and Benone.

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is a 17th-century thatched cottage located in Castlerock, , Northern Ireland. Built around 1691, it is one of the oldest buildings still in use anywhere in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Articlave and Downhill.

Village
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is a and townland in , . It is on the main A2 coastal road, 7 kilometres west of . Castlerock is 1 mile to the north.

Hamlet
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is a small and townland near Castlerock in , . It is situated within district.

Castlerock

Latitude
55.1648° or 55° 9′ 53″ north
Longitude
-6.7884° or 6° 47′ 18″ west
Population
1,480
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Open location code
9C7M5676+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267762414
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653554
Wiki­data ID
Q619264
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Castlerock” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Castlerock”
  • Cebuano: “Castlerock”
  • Dutch: “Castlerock”
  • Estonian: “Castlerock”
  • French: “Castlerock”
  • Irish: “Carraig Ceasail”
  • Italian: “Castlerock”
  • Malay: “Castlerock”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castlerock”
  • Norwegian: “Castlerock”
  • Pali: “कास्त्लेरोच्क”
  • Persian: “کسلراک”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Carraig Ceasail”
  • Spanish: “Castlerock”
  • Swedish: “Castlerock”
  • Urdu: “کیسل راک”

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