Kinbane Castle

Kinbane Castle is located in , , on a headland between and . The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the limestone of the promontory.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Kenbaan Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dunaneeny Castle and Dalriada Hospital.

Castle
is a ruined castle on the outskirts of in , . The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonnells of Antrim. is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.

Hospital
The is a health facility in , . It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.

Sports venue
is a Gaelic Athletic Association playing field in , Northern Ireland. It is the home of the McQuillan GAC Ballycastle club. is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballintoy.

Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing port and beach resort in 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.

Village
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is a small , townland and civil parish in , . It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km north-east of , eight kilometres west of and between it and . is situated 2½ miles west of Kinbane Castle.

Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small and townland in , . It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of and 17 km north west of . is situated 4½ miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.

Kinbane Castle

Latitude
55.22939° or 55° 13′ 46″ north
Longitude
-6.29128° or 6° 17′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C7M6PH5+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 434341280
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2781974
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kinbane Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kinbane gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Kinbane”
  • Czech: “Kinbane”
  • Dutch: “Kinbane Castle”
  • French: “château de Kinbane”
  • French: “Château de Kinbane”
  • German: “Kinbane Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Ceinn Bán”
  • Russian: “Замок Кинбейн”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Kinbane”
  • Turkish: “Kinbane Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Кінбейн”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site and Carrickarede Island.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kinbane Head and Castle and Collmaghra.

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Worth a closer look: Belfast and Derry.

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