Little Skerries

Little Skerries is an islet in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Little Skerries is situated nearby to the islet Winkle Island, as well as near Castle Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portrush railway station and Ramore Head.

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 south of Little Skerries.

Ramore Head

Park

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ramore Head is a rocky headland in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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 1¼ miles south of Little 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 4 miles east of Little Skerries.

Portstewart

Photo: Textman, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Portstewart is a beach resort, historically in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The town is nowadays part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2021 had a population of 7800.

Little Skerries

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.22223° or 55° 13′ 20″ north

Longitude

-6.64354° or 6° 38′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C7M69C4+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4558932

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Winkle Island and Castle Island.

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