Carnkirk Castle
Carnkirk Castle is an archaeological site in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Carnkirk Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rath, as well as near the village Portballintrae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giant’s Causeway and Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Giant’s Causeway
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giant's Causeway is a spectacular series of rock formations on the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The 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 1½ miles southwest of Carnkirk Castle.
Dunseverick Castle
Castle
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunseverick Castle is built of basalt and is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the small village of Dunseverick and the Giant's Causeway. Dunseverick Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Carnkirk Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bushmills and Portballintrae.
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. Its two big attractions are the Old Bushmills Distillery within the village, and Giant's Causeway 3 miles northeast, so in summer it's very touristy.
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 west of Carnkirk Castle.
Dunseverick
Hamlet
Photo: Pdean, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunseverick is a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle. Dunseverick is situated 2½ miles northeast of Carnkirk Castle.
Carnkirk Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.21848° or 55° 13′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.49703° or 6° 29′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7M6G93+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 6423411246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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