Ballygalley Bay

Ballygalley Bay is a bay in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballygally Castle and Carnfunnock Country Park.

Ballygally Castle

Ballygally Castle is in the village of Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located approximately 3 miles north of Larne. The castle overlooks the sea at the head of Ballygally Bay.

Carnfunnock Country Park is a 191-hectare park located between Drains Bay and Ballygally, near Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A2 Antrim Coast Road, 3.5 miles north of Larne.

Scawt Hill

Peak

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scawt Hill is a volcanic plug in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the borough of Larne, 5 km from the village of Ballygally. It gets its name from the Ulster Scots "scawd" meaning scaly, scabby or rugged.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larne and Ballygally.

Larne

Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Larne is a port in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, with a population in 2021 of 19,000. Most visitors are just passing through on the ferry from Scotland, and all they will see is drab industrial docklands, yet the town has a surprising collection of sights right on its doorstep.

Ballygally

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballygally or Ballygalley is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne.

Glenarm

Village

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenarm is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough.

Ballygalley Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9017° or 54° 54′ 6″ north

Longitude

-5.8571° or 5° 51′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C6PW42V+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2004132621

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

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Satellite Map

Discover Ballygalley Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ballygalley Head and Old Mill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ballygally Post Office and Ballygally Hall.

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