Mermaid Cave
Mermaid Cave is a cave in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Mermaid Cave is situated nearby to Dunluce Castle, as well as near the village Portballintrae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunluce Castle and Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Dunluce Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacQuillan. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim, and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway
Railway station
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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 2 miles east of Mermaid Cave.
Old Bushmills Distillery
Distillery
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Bushmills Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, established in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Old Bushmills Distillery is situated 2½ miles east of Mermaid Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portballintrae and Bushmills.
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.
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.
Portrush
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portrush is a resort town on the north coast of Northern Ireland, historically within County Antrim and nowadays part of Causeway Coast and Glens District.
Mermaid Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.21115° or 55° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.57918° or 6° 34′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7M6C6C+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6591531141OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Highlights include Highview Holiday Park and Ballymacrea Touring Caravan Park.
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