Ballycastle Forest
Ballycastle Forest is an evergreen forest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Ballycastle Forest is situated near the locality Ballydurnian, as well as near the suburb Upper Town.Places of Interest
Highlights: Knocklayd and Bonamargy Friary.
Knocklayd
Peak
Knocklayd is a peak in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 3 miles due south from Ballycastle. The Irish Grid reference is D115 364.
Bonamargy Friary
Archaeological site
Bonamargy Friary is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle. The name Bonamargy means ‘foot of the Margy River’, the river formed by the joining of the Cary River and Shesk Rivers.
Dalriada Hospital
Hospital
The Dalriada Hospital is a health facility in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycastle and Ballyvoy.
Ballycastle
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.Ballyvoy
Village
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.
Ballycastle Forest
- Type: Evergreen forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.1815° or 55° 10′ 53″ north
Longitude
-6.2424° or 6° 14′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C7M5QJ5+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ballydurnian and Upper Town.
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Highlights: Motte and Ballycastle Presbyterian Church.
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