Kinbane Castle
Kinbane Castle is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy. The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the limestone of the promontory.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Kenbaan Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunaneeny Castle and Páirc Mac Uílín.
Dunaneeny Castle
Castle
Dunaneeny Castle is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonnells of Antrim. Dunaneeny Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.
Páirc Mac Uílín
Sports venue
Páirc Mac Uílín is a Gaelic Athletic Association playing field in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is the home of the McQuillan GAC Ballycastle club. Páirc Mac Uílín is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballintoy.
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.
Ballintoy
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballintoy is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km north-east of Coleraine, 8 km west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. Ballintoy is situated 2½ miles west of Kinbane Castle.
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 4½ miles southeast of Kinbane Castle.
Kinbane Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.22939° or 55° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.29128° or 6° 17′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C7M6PH5+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 434341280OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2781974
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Satellite Map
Discover Kinbane Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 include Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site and Atlantic View Leisure Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Kinbane Head and Castle and Collmaghra.
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