Carrickarede Island
Carrickarede Island is an islet in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Carrickarede Island is situated nearby to Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site, as well as near the island Stackaboy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinbane Castle.
Kinbane Castle
Castle
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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. Kinbane Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Carrickarede Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballintoy and Portbraddon.
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.
Portbraddon
Hamlet
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbraddon or Portbraddan is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A popular saying states that Portbraddon contained the smallest church in Ireland. Portbraddon is situated 3½ miles west of Carrickarede Island.
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.
Carrickarede Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.24013° or 55° 14′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.33143° or 6° 19′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7M6MR9+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 4558825OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Carrickarede Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Carraig an Ráid”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site and Stackaboy.
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