Motte
Motte is an archaeological site in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Motte is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Ballycastle Forest, as well as near the peak Knocklayd.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knocklayd and Ballycastle Museum.
Knocklayd
Peak
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocklayd is a peak in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 3 miles due south from Ballycastle. The Irish Grid reference is D115 364. Knocklayd is situated 1½ miles southeast of Motte.
Ballycastle Museum
Museum
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycastle Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Motte.
Bonamargy Friary
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonamargy Friary is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle. The name Bonamargy means ‘foot of the Margy River’, the river formed by the joining of the Cary River and Shesk Rivers. Bonamargy Friary is situated 2½ miles northeast of Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballyvoy.
Ballycastle
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballycastle is a fishing port and beach resort in County Antrim 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.
Ballyvoy
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyvoy is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of Cushendall. Ballyvoy is situated 4 miles east of Motte.
Armoy
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armoy is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.5 miles southwest of Ballycastle and 8 miles northeast of Ballymoney. According to an estimate in 2013 by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency it had a population of 1,122. Armoy is situated 4 miles southwest of Motte.
Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.17959° or 55° 10′ 47″ northLongitude
-6.27506° or 6° 16′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7M5PHF+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6450112376OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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