Large Skerries
Large Skerries is an islet in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Large Skerries is situated nearby to the islet Castle Island, as well as near Winkle Island.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 2 miles southeast of Large Skerries.
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 Large Skerries.
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 Large Skerries.
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 Large Skerries.
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.
Large Skerries
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.22349° or 55° 13′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.62742° or 6° 37′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C7M69FF+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 4558924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Island and Winkle Island.
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