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
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Latitude

55.22349° or 55° 13′ 25″ north

Longitude

-6.62742° or 6° 37′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C7M69FF+92

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4558924

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Island and Winkle Island.

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