Kinbane Head and Castle

Kinbane Head and Castle is a parking area in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Kinbane Head and Castle is situated nearby to Kinbane Castle, as well as near the village Ballintoy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kinbane Castle and Dunaneeny 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 820 feet north of Kinbane Head and Castle.

Dunaneeny Castle

Castle

Dunaneeny Castle is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonnells of Antrim. Dunaneeny Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Head and Castle.

Páirc Mac Uílín

Sports venue

Páirc Mac Uílín is a Gaelic Athletic Association playing field in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is the home of the McQuillan GAC Ballycastle club. Páirc Mac Uílín is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinbane Head and Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballintoy.

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.

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. Ballintoy is situated 3 miles west of Kinbane Head and Castle.

Ballyvoy

Village

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballyvoy is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of Cushendall. Ballyvoy is situated 4½ miles southeast of Kinbane Head and Castle.

Kinbane Head and Castle

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.22714° or 55° 13′ 38″ north

Longitude

-6.29145° or 6° 17′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7M6PG5+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 69774205

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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