Castle Island
Castle Island is an islet in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Castle Island is situated nearby to the islet Winkle Island, as well as near Little Skerries.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunluce Castle and Portrush railway station.
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. Dunluce Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Castle Island.
Portrush railway station
Railway station
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portrush railway station is the terminus of the Coleraine-Portrush railway line and serves the seaside town of Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Portrush railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castle Island.
Barry’s Amusements
Theme park
Barry's Amusements was an amusement park in Northern Ireland. Located in the centre of Portrush, County Antrim, on the north coast, it was founded in 1925. Barry’s Amusements is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portrush and Portballintrae.
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.
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. Portballintrae is situated 3½ miles east of Castle Island.
Portstewart
Photo: Textman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Portstewart is a beach resort, historically in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The town is in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 8003.
Castle Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.22312° or 55° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.63581° or 6° 38′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7M69F7+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 4558920OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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