| Carnlough Village |
| The fine harbour in Carnlough was built by the Marchioness of Londonderry around 1850. Limestone continued to be exported from there until 1945 when the Glencloy quarries closed down. The Eglinton Lime Company of Glenarm used the harbour for several years until the late fifties when silting became a ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Bonamargy Friary |
| Off Ballycastle/Cushendall Coast Road. Remains of a Franciscan Friary founded in 1485 by Rory MacQuillan. East range of cloister, gatehouse and church are virtually complete except for the roof Many interesting features including a burial vault containing the remains of the celebrated MacDonnell chieftain, Sorley Boy, as well as several ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Castle Carra |
| Standing in its own ground near Cushendun, the remains of this castle are almost completely covered with ivy. In 1585, Donnell Gorm MacDonnell was besieged by the English in the tower until his father Sorley Boy, at the age of eighty landed in the bay from Scotland and drove off ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Garron Tower |
| Garron Tower, standing on a high ledge at Garron Point was built as a summer residence by Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry. She had inherited this part of the Antrim estates from her mother, Anne Katherine MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim who had married Sir Henry Vane-Tempest of County Durham. The ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Glenarm |
| Lying about 12 miles north of Larne it is the most southerly of the Nine Glens of Antrim the village has a population of about 500 with perhaps 600-700 in the upper glen.There was an important fort in Norman times providing an outlet to the sea for the extensive Norman ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Kilmore Cemetery |
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| Ossian’s Grave |
| Just off the main Cushendall / Ballymoney Road this megalithic court cairn is on a hillside in Lubitavish near Glenann River. Dating from the Stone Age (800BC) it is believed to be the burial place of Ossian – the Celtic Warrior Poet. A stone cairn was erected here in 1989 ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Layde Church |
| The ruins of this church, one of the oldest and most important historical sites in the glens are situated on the Coast Road between Cushendall and Cushendun. Often referred to as a Franciscan Monastery, evidence would indicate that it was, in fact a Parish Church. The exact origins of the ... (21 Oct 2005) |
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| Red Bay Castle |
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| Glenballyeamon |
| This beautiful glen is 15 miles from Ballymena, turning left at the signpost for Cushendall. After travelling through Parkmore townland with the forest of Glenariff on your right, the vegetation clears to the expanse of the glen sweeping down to the Irish Sea and beyond towards the Mull of ... (03 Feb 2006) |
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